Division H Fireside Chat. Affirmative Action: Past, Present, and the Immediate Future

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This Fireside Chat session aims to encapsulate the purpose; past, present, and future state of affirmative action from an historical standpoint in several arenas from a multitude of professional perspectives. Panelists represent national perspectives from k-16 educational institutions as well as Educational Policy leaders. Our discussion will encompass the effects of research, modification in educational practices, teacher education, policy implementation/modification, and college admission and recruitment as effected by the nation’s current court verdicts on affirmative action.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Cosponsor

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools

Chairs

• Oral B. Grant, Howard University

• Beth Adams, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Speakers

• John Wolfe, University System of Maryland

• Dewayne Morgan, University System of Maryland

• Thy Nguyen, Norfolk Public Schools