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Critical Thinking For The Preservation of Our Democracy: Affirmative Action

Moderator: Daniel Benjamin; Speakers: Neal Katyal & Adam Mortara

Thursday, July 25, 2019
9:00am – 11:30am
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: 50th Anniversary Milestones, Free Food, Lectures & Seminars

Most U.S. colleges are implementing special Affirmative Action admission policies where academic achievement is only one factor, designed to generate a student body with more economic, racial, sexual, and global diversity. They claim their broader student diversity pool results in enhanced multicultural understanding and critical thinking. Opponents of these policies claim they unfairly discriminate against applicants with better academic qualifications, and thus are a violation of civil rights laws. Several Asian-American students among this group have just sued Harvard, alleging racial discrimination. What are the legal merits of each position?

Moderator: Daniel Benjamin
Director, John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
Speaker: Neal Katyal
Partner, Hogan Lovells Law Firm; Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Speaker: Adam Mortara
Partner, Bartlit Beck law firm and Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School

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OSHER@Dartmouth Member Series Ticket: $95
Non-Member Series Ticket: $120
Single Session Ticket: $25

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Laura Belback
osher@dartmouth.edu
603-646-0154
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