The future of affirmative action
Subtitle: new paths to higher education diversity after Fisher v. University of Texas
By: Richard D. Kahlenberg, editor
Contributors: Lumina Foundation for Education; Century Foundation
Publisher: Century Foundation Press; The Century Foundation
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780870785412
Subjects: Education (Higher); Discrimination in higher education; Admission; Affirmative action programs in education; Universities and colleges; Minorities
Notes: "A project of Lumina Foundation and the Century Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Jamie P. Merisotis, Holiday Hart McKienrnan, Susan Johnson, and Janice Nittoli; title: Introduction / Richard D. Kahlenberg; title: pt. I. The stakes : why racial diversity matters and why socioeconomic diversity matters. Defining the stakes : why we cannot leave the nation's diverse talent pool behind and thrive / Nancy Cantor and Peter Englot; title: Promoting economic diversity for college affordability / Sara Goldrick-Rab; title: pt. II. The legal challenge : the meaning of Fisher v. University of Texas. Emphasis added : Fisher v. University of Texas and its practical implications for institutions of higher education / Arthur L. Coleman and Teresa E. Taylor; title: New rules for affirmative action in higher education : a practical guide to Fisher v. University of Texas for colleges and universities / Scott Greytak; title: pt. III. State experiences with race-neutral strategies. Transitioning to race-neutral admissions : an overview of experiences in states where affirmative action has been banned / Halley Potter; title: Striving for neutrality : lessons from Texas in the aftermath of Hopwood and Fisher / Marta Tienda; title: The use of socioeconomic affirmative action at the University of California / Richard Sander; title: Converging perils to college access for racial minorities : examples of responses that work from Washington state and New Jersey / Richard L. McCormick; title: Ensuring diversity under race-neutral admissions at the University of Georgia / Nancy G. McDuff and Halley Potter; title: pt. IV. Research on promising race-neutral strategies. Addressing undermatch : creating opportunity and social mobility / Alexandria Walton Radford and Jessica Howell; title: Talent is everywhere : using ZIP codes and merit to enhance diversity / Danielle Allen; title: Reducing reliance on testing to promote diversity / John Brittain and Benjamin Landy; title: Advancing college access with class-based affirmative action : the Colorado case / Matthew N. Gaertner; title: Achieving racial and economic diversity with race-blind admissions policy / Anthony P. Carnevale, Stephen J. Rose, and Jeff Strohl; title: The why, what, and how of class-based admissions policy  / Dalton Conley; title: pt. V. Public policy proposals. A collective path upward : working smarter and cooperatively to improve opportunity and outcomes / Richard Sander; title: Increasing socioeconomic diversity in American higher education / Catharine Hill.