Civil rights advocate and legal scholar Kimberle Crenshaw speaks in New York City on Feb. 7, 2015.
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The Shorts Protest of 1930 brought more than 600 students to the steps of Robinson Hall at Dartmouth College.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ hasn’t shied away from complexities of obtaining an abortion.
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by Stephanie Herold, University of California, San Francisco
Two doctors sit, despondent, on the...
Where’s the appeal in watching a group of obnoxious, pampered, backstabbing siblings?
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by Robert Samuels, University of California, Santa Barbara
“Succession” has returned for its fourth...
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In Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Jiminy Cricket famously sings, “When you wish upon a star,...
In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, students walk through the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas. This giant flagship campus - once slow to integrate - is now among the most diverse the country. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) by Justin PopeAP Education Writer In post-Great Recession America, which is the bigger barrier to opportunity — race or class? A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court kept the focus on race as a barrier, upholding the right of colleges to make limited use of racial preferences to ensure a diverse student body. But in a ruling due this month, the court is widely expected to roll back that decision. Such an outcome would shift attention more toward a less constitutionally controversial practice: giving a boost to socio-economically disadvantaged students, regardless of race. If that happens, it would reflect more than just a more conservative makeup of the justices. Over the last decade, clogged social mobility and rising economic inequality have shifted the conversation on campuses and in the country as a whole. As a barrier to opportunity, class is getting more attention, while race is fading.
