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Research related to College Admissions

The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education

This new volume is the fourth of the Our Compelling Interests Series, housed at the University of Michigan's Center for Social Solutions and supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The series argues that diversity is critical for democracy to thrive. This installment explores the failure of colorblind solutions to resolve unequal education in the U.S.

Texas Top Ten Percent Plan: How It Works, What Are Its Limits, and Recommendations to Consider

 

The Promise and Peril for Universities Using Correlates of Race in Admissions in Response to the Grutter and Fisher Decisions

 

Can Socioeconomic Status Substitute for Race in Affirmative Action College Admissions Policies? Evidence From a Simulation Model

 

Two Decades After the Affirmative Action Ban: Evaluating the University of California’s Race-Neutral Efforts