Affirmative Action And Beyond: a Roundtable Discussion
featured panelists:
Karen Narasaki
President and Executive Director, National Asian Pacific Legal Consortium, which filed an Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of Michigan in the Affirmative Action cases.
Adolph Reed
Professor, Political Science, New School University, who challenges the premises underlying the argument that affirmative action requires making trade-offs between merit and preference.
Theodore Shaw
Associate Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and Attorney on the University of Michigan undergraduate Affirmative Action case.
Gerald Torres
Professor, School of Law, University of Texas, who worked on several of the court briefs filed by the University of Michigan in the Affirmative Action cases.
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The evening will include a discussion of such topics as the strengths and weaknesses of the Michigan case, alternatives to current Affirmative Action approaches, the prospect of using percentage plans to increase the representation of students of color at predominately-white educational institutions, and the feasibility of class-based strategies for increasing the presence of underrepresented groups.
Thursday, May 22, 2003, 7pm-9pm
International House, 1414 East 59th Street
This event is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago and co-sponsored by the International House Global Voices Program. Persons with disabilities who may need assistance should contact the Office of Programs and Special Events at the International House in advance at 773.753.2274 or e-mail: i-house-programs@uchicago.edu. The event is free and open to the public.
For additional information on the participating panelists click here to see our press release.
For additional information call the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at 773.702.8063.
