Claims of anti-Asian discrimination at Harvard reveal a long, complicated fight over affirmative action
Claims of anti-Asian discrimination at Harvard reveal a long, complicated fight over affirmative action
- May 21, 2015
- Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured by Yahoo! News May 21, 2015
-----
From Yahoo! News:
Does one of the nation’s most prestigious universities really have a racially biased
admissions process, or are the organizers behind such a claim merely pushing a larger,
more controversial agenda?… “They are trying to confuse people,” University of California
Irvine sociologist Jennifer Lee said of the language used in the Harvard complaint.
“They don’t discuss affirmative action, but are very deliberate about using the term
‘quotas,’ because it tends to provoke controversy among Americans.”
For the full story, please visit http://news.yahoo.com/claims-of-anti-asian-discrimination-at-harvard-reveal-a-long--complicated-fight-over-affirmative-action-231625860.html.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Careet RightUCI sociologists earn American Sociological Association honors, leadership roles
- Careet RightMultiple honors for UCI soc sci's Maricela Bañuelos
- Careet RightDemocracy, then and now
- Careet RightHow the Federal Reserve can be used to help the average American
- Careet RightA lesson in solidarity