Affirmative Action | Affirmative Action Promotes Diversity

Chang-Lin Tien is a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley and served as the university’s chancellor from 1990 to 1997.

Summary: Affirmative action programs have fostered an atmosphere of diversity and racial tolerance on college campuses across America. Students who are taught in a culturally diverse setting are better equipped to succeed in a multicultural and multiracial society. Because it promotes interaction between people of different races, affirmative action can be an effective tool in bridging racial...

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