Ethnic Studies Review
Orginal Publication Date
2007
Journal Title
Ethnic Studies Review
Volume
30
Issue
esr/vol30/iss1
First Page
93
Last Page
102
Abstract
Higher education has been historically recognized as the very door to opportunity and success for our nation's youths and future leaders. Following the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the cry and pressure for access to America's college campuses have intensified, especially along the lines of racial and gender discrimination. The long record of oppression has translated into an intense debate over the feasibility of affirmative action as a viable policy to rectify the past and the present This article will afford a brief overview of the necessity of affirmative action in college admissions as well as an analysis and assessment of this policy from the perspective of Critical Race Theory.
Rights
Copyright ©ESR, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 2007
Comments
Contributions from applied research and literature: understanding the challenges of community, social and cultural formations