1. john a. powell Director, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Williams Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, Moritz College of Law Presentation at Social Justice Resource Center, University of Wyoming Monday, April 7, 2008 Equity and Access: Thinking Transformatively about Race, Opportunity, & Social Justice

3. Thinking & Talking About Race Transformatively

18. Connection Between Housing and Schools High Opportunity Low Opportunity

20. Understanding of Disparities Present Extreme Persisting Absent Minimal Declining Explanations for Disparities Structural Historical Abnormal Individual Cultural Normal Solutions to Disparities Color-Conscious Color-Blind OPPOSE AA SUPPORT AA Color-blind/ Color-conscious Racism

21. Poverty

26. Poverty Data Jargowsky, Paul A. "Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s." Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. The Brookings Institution. May 2003.

27. Poverty Data

31. Affirmative Action

36. Impact of the Bans

47. Race and Class in Higher Ed.

56. Summary

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61. Appendix

62. Understanding Disparities ~ The Miner’s Canary

64. Model for Disparate Outcomes Disparate Outcomes Biased Structures Disparate Outcomes De Jure Neutral Structures What is occurring here to replicate the outcomes today? Historically Today Individuals/ Culture Structures/ Opportunity Biology

72. Moving Forward: The Impact on Higher Education

83. Alternative Approaches Source: Created from Rose, S.J., Carnevale, A.P. (2003). Socioeconomic Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Selective College Admissions. Available online at: http://www.tcf.org/Publications/Education/carnevale_rose.pdf Share in the pool compared to enrollment indicates possible decrease Decreases Slightly smaller pool, little change No effect Reduces # of qualified African Americans and Hispanics RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY Supported: 63% say low-income should be admitted over comparable high-income peer Support increases over class rank alone Majority of the public supports Approx 83% disagree Widespread support PUBLIC APPROVAL 4% increase in graduation rate Decreases Class rank with minimum academic qualifications May be under-prepared Substantial Increase Class rank 4% increase in graduation rate Greatest increase. >10% increase Academically qualified, low-SES students Reduced graduation rates, lower standards Substantial increase Lottery with minimal academic qualifications 4% increase in graduation rate Increase Highest Grades, test scores, teacher recommendations and demonstrated leadership COLLEGE PERFORMANCE SES DIVERSITY APPROACH