We See Color: Affirmative Action’s Impact on Education & Its Future-EMS230927
Cost - FREE
Program Date - Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Product ID - EMS230927
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (Ethics)
About the Program
The institution of Affirmative Action methodologies and requirements moved undergraduate and postgraduate schools to consider qualified students of all races, ethnicities, and genders in admissions decisions, thereby reducing discriminatory admissions practices. Consequently, student enrollments have more closely reflected representations of qualified students in relevant applicant populations. The Supreme Court’s decisions in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina have ended affirmative action admission practices. How could the removal of affirmative action affect college and law school admissions? What efforts can be made to preserve the rights of all applicants against discriminatory admission selection practices? How can we preserve diversity, equity, and inclusion in university and law school student bodies?
The institution of Affirmative Action methodologies and requirements moved undergraduate and postgraduate schools to consider qualified students of all races, ethnicities, and genders in admissions decisions, thereby reducing discriminatory admissions practices. Consequently, student enrollments have more closely reflected representations of qualified students in relevant applicant populations. The Supreme Court’s decisions in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina have ended affirmative action admission practices. How could the removal of affirmative action affect college and law school admissions? What efforts can be made to preserve the rights of all applicants against discriminatory admission selection practices? How can we preserve diversity, equity, and inclusion in university and law school student bodies?
Credit
Ethics and Professionalism:2.0
Description
This segment of the Constance Baker Motley Series on Racial Inequality is presented by the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, in collaboration and co-sponsorship with the Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) and James W. Cooper Fellows. Anticipated topics will include criminal justice, education, health care, housing, voter suppression, political equality, employment, access to credit, business ownership, and advancement. The series will also address underlying issues that provide impediments to eliminating racism so that our State and Nation can fulfill their promises to provide justice for all.
You Will Learn
- About the History of affirmative action and impact on admissions
- A detailed analysis of the Students for Fair Admissions cases
- The impact of Students for Fair Admissions cases on college and law school admissions
- About lessons learned from California’s Prop 209
- How/if colleges and law schools can continue to elevate DE and I in admissions
Who Should Purchase
Attorneys interested in the impact of the Students for Fair Admissions cases on education.
Speakers
Jay Austin Spencer Hill
Law School Admission Council, Commission on Human Rights
Newton, PA and Opportunities,
Hartford, CT
Gayla Jacobson Alix Simonetti
City University of New York School of Law, New Haven, CT
Moderator
Brynn Cullen
Elevate Charter Schools,
Hamden, CT