Upcoming at the Institute for Ethics in Public Life

[Daniel Lake]

This week, the Institute will not be hosting a hybrid forum on a specific
topic. Instead, the Institute offices will be open by 3:30pm on Wednesday,
Feb. 14, for whatever conversations you would like to have. In particular,
I welcome some thoughts on topics worth organizing Institute events around.

*Next week (Feb. 21 at 3:30pm)* the Institute for Ethics in Public Life and
the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion present "College access
after the end of affirmative action."

In June, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively banned the use of
race-conscious admissions policies ("affirmative action") at colleges other
than the military academies. This marks the end of an era, and raises
significant questions about the ability of colleges and universities to
actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus.

Colleges and universities began to adopt affirmative action policies during
the 1960s in response to the persistent lack of diversity on campus. While
outright segregation in higher education had not been legal since Brown v.
Board of Education (1954), until affirmative action policies were adopted
minorities remained significantly underrepresented on college campuses.

Since 1970 racial and ethnic diversity has dramatically increased on
American campuses, in part due to affirmative action. As affirmative action
politics succeeded in promoting diversity on campus, they also became more
controversial. In particular, college affirmative action policies have been
under attack for years on the grounds that they constitute discrimination
against white and Asian applicants. Writing for a 6-3 majority, Chief
Justice Roberts basically accepted that argument.

With race-conscious admissions policies no longer allowed, what impact is
this likely to have on diversity on college campuses?  What can
institutions seeking to promote diversity on campus do, and how successful
are such efforts likely to be?

Please join us and our special guest, SUNY Plattsburgh Director of
Undergraduate Admission Troy Joseph, as we discuss these issues.

You are welcome to join us in person at the Institute for Ethics in Public
Life (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom.

Topic: Institute and ODEI forum on after affirmative action
Time: Feb 9, 2024 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/98768431929
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Meeting ID: 987 6843 1929

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*Daniel Lake*

(pronouns: he/him/his)

Assoc. Prof.  and Chair of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

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