Video: A Dubious Expediency

How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education

National Association of Scholars

Over the last half-century, racial preference policies have allowed admissions offices to judge students based on the color of their skin for the sake of “diversity.” This abandonment of equality for equity has led to striking changes in the way Americans think about identity and has further led to questions about the purpose of America’s higher education institutions.

Should universities be “great equalizers”? Is a college degree the only means to greater earnings and financial stability? How could an institution admit students to meet an unwritten quota of racial identities on campus without practicing racial discrimination?

On Friday, July 16th at 2 pm ET the NAS was joined by Professors Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzchild to discuss the “dubious expediency” of racial preferences. The discussion was moderated by NAS president Peter W. Wood.

The event is based on ideas discussed in a book of the same name. You may find A Dubious Expediency: How Racial Preferences Damage Higher Education, edited by Gail Heriot and Maimon Schwarzchild, on Amazon.

  • Share

Most Commented

October 31, 2023

1.

The Academic Roots of Hamas's Terror

An intellectual history of Hamas from 1988 to the present. How have major ideologies shaped this terrorist organization, and what is its prevalence on campus?...

November 27, 2023

2.

The Ohio State Reports: DEI Contributions in Practice

New documents from Ohio State University detail how "diversity" factored into the evaluation of candidates considered for various departments....

September 8, 2023

3.

What's Driving Climate?

Listen in as we discuss the various potential causes of climate change....

Most Read

October 31, 2023

1.

University of Washington Violated Non-Discrimination Policy, Internal Report Finds

A faculty hiring committee at the University of Washington “inappropriately considered candidates’ races when determining the order of offers,” provided “disparate op......

May 15, 2015

2.

Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

October 31, 2023

3.

The Academic Roots of Hamas's Terror

An intellectual history of Hamas from 1988 to the present. How have major ideologies shaped this terrorist organization, and what is its prevalence on campus?...