The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy at New York University will hold a critical forum on the topic of class and college admissions, in conjunction with the recent publication of Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites, by Mitchell L. Stevens, associate professor of sociology and education at NYU. Respondents include Dalton Conley, University professor of sociology, NYU; Mitchell Duneier, professor of sociology, Princeton University; and Judith Stacey, professor and social and cultural analysis, NYU. Richard Arum, professor of sociology, NYU, will moderate the event.
The event will be held at the Rudin Forum, Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street, 2nd floor on Thurs., Dec. 6 at 5:00 p.m. To R.S.V.P., click on http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/sihep/.
Reporters interested in attending the event should contact Tim Farrell, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6797 or tim.farrell@nyu.edu.
The Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy is directed by Ann Marcus, professor of higher education at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
WHAT: “Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites” WHO: Mitchell Stevens, NYU; Dalton Conley, NYU; Mitchell Duneier, Princeton; Judith Stacey, NYU; Richard Arum, NYU (moderator) WHEN: Thursday, December 6 at 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Rudin Forum, Puck Building, 2nd floor, 295 Lafayette Street
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.