Wicked Problem: Affirmative Action — Who Wins?
Setup
In this new Aspen Ideas format, all attendees gather each morning to kick off the day by exploring a current issue of deep complexity. This year, the Supreme Court is once again considering the constitutionality of race-based affirmative action programs, and its ruling may have a profound impact on the makeup of America’s most selective colleges and universities. How should merit be evaluated? What should race be considered a proxy for? And how can we achieve the benefits that flow from students of different backgrounds and experiences learning together?
Speakers
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Sarah ZearfossSenior Assistant Dean, University of Michigan Law School -
David LeonhardtSenior Writer, The New York Times -
Richard KahlenbergScholar, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy -
Jeannie Suk GersenLaw Professor, Harvard -
Imani PerryAfrican American Studies Professor, Princeton University
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