Title: Affirmative action and racial equity : considering the Fisher case to forge the path ahead /
Authors: Jayakumar, Uma M.; Garces, Liliana M.; Jayakumar, Uma M.; Garces, Liliana M.
Year: 2015
Subjects: University of Texas at Austin Trials, litigation, etc.; University of Texas at Austin; Affirmative action programs in education United States.; Universities and colleges United States Admission; Discrimination in education Law and legislation United States; Minorities Education (Higher) United States; Educational equalization United States; Universities and colleges Admission Law and legislation Texas.; Affirmative action programs in education Law and legislation Texas.; Affirmative action programs in education; Affirmative action programs in education Law and legislation; Discrimination in education Law and legislation; Educational equalization; Minorities Education (Higher); Trials; Universities and colleges Admission; Universities and colleges Admission Law and legislation; Texas; United States
Abstract: "The highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas placed a greater onus on higher education institutions to provide evidence supporting the need for affirmative action policies on their respective campuses. It is now more critical than ever that institutional leaders and scholars understand the evidence in support of race consideration in admissions as well as the challenges of the post-Fisher landscape. This important volume shares information documented for the Fisher case and provides empirical evidence to help inform scholarly conversation and institutions' decisions regarding race-conscious practices in higher education. With contributions from scholars and experts involved in the Fisher case, this edited volume documents and shares lessons learned from the collaborative efforts of the social science, educational, and legal communities. Affirmative Action and Racial Equity is a critical resource for higher education scholars and administrators to understand the nuances of the affirmative action legal debate and to identify the challenges and potential strategies toward racial equity and inclusion moving forward." --
Contents: The legal context and social science evidence in Fisher v. University of Texas / Liliana M. Garces -- Leadership, citizenship, and civic capacity : the imperative of racial diversity for realizing higher education's public mission / Susan Sturm and Olatunde C.A. Johnson -- The promise of diversity in remedying the harms of identity-related threats and racial isolation / Allison S. Elgart, Victoria C. Plaut, Nicole Arlette Hirsch, and Eva Jefferson Paterson -- Tejas es diferente : UT Austin's admissions program in light of its exclusionary history / Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Lani Guinier, and Gerald Torres -- Access and diversity at the University of California in the post-affirmative action era / Michal Kurlaender, Elizabeth Friedmann, and Tongshan Chang -- The mismatch myth in U.S. higher education : a synthesis of empirical evidence at the law school and undergraduate levels / William c. Kidder and Richard O. Lempert -- Amplifying Asian American presence : contending with dominant racial narratives in Fisher / Mitchell James Chang -- From access to outcomes : considering the Texas top ten percent plan and its relationship to student persistence / Catherine L. Horn and Stella M. Flores -- Walking the diversity rationale talk : a call to institutions / María C. Ledsma -- Reflections on the diversity (rationale) literature : examining the potential and need for critical diversity research praxis / Uma M. Jayakumar and Annie S. Adamian, with Mitchell James Chang -- Afterword: Working collectively toward racial equity in higher education policy / Uma M. Jayakumar and Liliana M. Garces.