Lauren S. Foley on On the Basis of Race
From\xa0Brown v. Board of Education\xa0in the mid-twentieth century to the current\xa0Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard\xa0and\xa0University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Foley explores how organizations have resisted and complied with public policies regarding race. She examines how admissions officers, who have played an important role in the long fight to protect racial diversity in higher education, work around the law to maintain diversity after affirmative action is banned. Foley takes us behind the curtain of student admissions, shedding light on how multiple universities, including the University of Michigan, have creatively responded to affirmative action bans.\xa0On the Basis of Race\xa0traces the history of a controversial idea and policy, and provides insight into its uncertain future.