Affirmative Action
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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Table of Contents
- Society Needs Affirmative Action
- Society Needs Affirmative Action in Higher Education
- Affirmative Action Promotes Diversity
- Affirmative Action Benefits the Workplace and Economy
- Affirmative Action Balances White Privilege
- Affirmative Action Harms Society
- Affirmative Action Promotes Discrimination
- Affirmative Action Harms Minority Students
- Affirmative Action Should Be Reformed
- Affirmative Action Should Be Based on Class, Not Race
- Organizations to Contact
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