Race, Class, and Affirmative Action
Sigal Alon, Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, Tel Aviv University and Author of “Race, Class & Affirmative Action”
April 5, 2016
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM PDT
Social Science Matrix
820 Barrows Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
Matrix is located on the 8th floor of Barrows Hall, on the UC Berkeley campus, near Telegraph and Bancroft Avenues, just up the hill from Sather Gate. There are entrances at both ends of the building, but only one of the elevators on the eastern side goes directly to the 8th floor. You can alternatively take the stairs to the 7th floor and walk up the stairs.
No issue in American higher education is more contentious than that of race-based affirmative action. In light of the ongoing debate around the topic and recent Supreme Court rulings, affirmative action policy may be facing further changes. As an alternative to race-based affirmative action, some analysts suggest affirmative action policies based on class. In Race, Class, and Affirmative Action, sociologist Sigal Alon studies the race-based affirmative action policies in the United States.
This event is co-sponsored by Social Science Matrix and presented by the Center for Studies in Higher Education.