Thumbs on the Scale: The Future of Race, Legacy, and Other Considerations in Selective College Admissions

The balance of selective college admissions is shifting – but in which direction? With the Supreme Court limiting the consideration of race, calls to end legacy, donor, and other preferences that disproportionately benefit white and wealthy students have quickly followed. As they adapt to this new landscape, will elite colleges further cement access for the well-connected or could this be the moment where the scales tip toward social and economic mobility?

Join us for a panel and Q&A featuring:

Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, Associate Professor, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and Faculty Director, Newbury Center at Boston University

Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Wesleyan University

Maria Dykema Erb, Executive Director, Newbury Center at Boston University

Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Executive Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights

The Honorable Lydia Edwards, Massachusetts State Senator, Petitioner of S.821: An Act Banning Legacy Preferences in Higher Education

Dr. Raul Fernandez (Moderator), Senior Lecturer, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Offered both in-person and live-streamed.

Co-hosted by: Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, the Howard Thurman Center, and the Newbury Center