The Education Exchange: How Race Factors into College Admissions

Expert witness previews the affirmative action cases headed for the Supreme Court

Photo of Peter ArcidiaconoA professor of economics at Duke University, Peter Arcidiacono, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Arcidiacono new study, which examines how racial preferences for under-represented minorities affected admissions to Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The study, “What the Students for Fair Admissions Cases Reveal About Racial Preferences,” co-written with Josh Kinsler and Tyler Ransom, is available now.

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