The Supreme Court’s determination in the landmark affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas (2013), has sweeping implications for the attainment of diversity on college and university campuses. In our new book, Affirmative Action at a Crossroads: Fisher and Forward (Jossey-Bass, 2015), we address the court’s expansive strictures on race-sensitive programs and, in light of these limitations, provide concrete recommendations for practice.
Why We Need to Fight for Our Students: The Example of Stephanie Land
It is a commonplace to say that our campuses need to be “student centered.” That we need to “meet students where they are” and recognize that our students are less