Richard D. Kahlenberg
Richard D. Kahlenberg is an education- and housing-policy consultant and author of The Remedy: Class, Race, and Affirmative Action (Basic Books, 1996).
Stories by this Author
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The Review | Opinion10 Ways Colleges Can Diversify After Affirmative Action
There are many options beyond racial preferences. -
The Review
Admissions Policies Lack Credibility. The Cure: Radical Transparency.
Colleges should be forced to defend their decisions in public. -
The Review
Harvard Has a Choice on Diversity — and It’s Not About Race
Only when colleges seek a balance of socioeconomic backgrounds in admissions will truly diverse campuses be achieved. -
Commentary
How a New Report May Hasten the End of Racial Preferences in Admissions
The ACE didn’t mean to undermine the case for affirmative action. But by showing how colleges can diversify without it, the group may have done just that. -
Commentary
For the Sake of Working-Class Students, Give ‘Fisher’ Another Chance
The Supreme Court’s decision to accept an appeal on the University of Texas affirmative-action case would be a victory for the poor. -
The Conversation
Affirmative Action for the Advantaged at UT-Austin
Giving preference in admissions to the children of wealthy alumni is bad, but what Bill Powers did was worse, says Richard D. Kahlenberg. -
The Conversation
The Widening Income Gap in Higher Education—and What to Do About It
A new report showing that rich students are eight times as likely as poor students to earn a four-year degree by age 24 makes a mockery of our commitment to equal opportunity, says Richard Kahlenberg. -
The Conversation
Affirmative-Action Ruling Could Be Pyrrhic Victory for UT-Austin
On procedural and substantive grounds, the recent decision by a federal appeals court may prove to be a winning battle in a losing war. Richard Kahlenberg explains why. -
The Chronicle Review
What Sotomayor Gets Wrong About Affirmative Action
A new study finds that alternatives to race-conscious affirmative action could accomplish the same goal. -
The Conversation
Good News for Low-Income Students
A campaign to challenge racial-preference policies at three universities should move higher education toward affirmative action based on class, says Richard Kahlenberg.
