With college application deadlines rapidly approaching, the issue of race and class in college admissions remains a central topic in higher education. Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier and Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, will address this matter at “Race and Class in College Admissions,” a panel sponsored by New York University’s Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, on Fri., Nov. 4, at 8:30 a.m. (NYU’s Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 108 West Third Street [between MacDougal and Sullivan Streets]).
Those interested in attending should RSVP to 212.998.5860 or Steinhardt.sihep@nyu.edu by Tues., Nov. 1. Reporters interested in attending the event should also contact James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy is directed by Ann Marcus, professor of higher education at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education.
- WHAT: Panel-“Race and Class in College Admissions”
- WHO: Lani Guinier, Harvard Law School Richard Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation
- WHEN: Fri., Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m.
- WHERE: NYU’s Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 108 West Third Street (betw. MacDougal and Sullivan Streets)
EDITOR’S NOTE
The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy seeks to raise public awareness about the essential roles of colleges and universities in modern societies. The Institute supports research and sustained dialogue to enhance understanding of higher education as an institution that both reflects and influences social, cultural, racial, and economic difference. The Institute’s programs encourage collaborative relationships among scholars, institutional leaders and policy makers and are informed by the commitment to the ideal of the university as an institution that advances the public interest.