The End of Affirmative Action?

March 26, 2018 • 12:30 PM • Law School 3037

Should universities continue to award admission preferences based on race and ethnicity - especially when changing demographics mean this is no longer a black-white issue but one where, for instance, Asian Americans are discriminated against in favor of Latinos? As a legal matter, how "compelling" are the "educational benefits" purported to result from this discrimination, and do they outweigh the costs of treating Americans differently based on skin color and what country their ancestors came from? Sponsored by the Duke Federalist Society. For more information, please contact Kevin Kallmes at kevin.kallmes@duke.edu.