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Achieving Diversity: The Question of Affirmative Action in College Admissions

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How can a college board of trustees both increase cultural and racial diversity and offer all incoming students equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment? Class members debate the question using readings about how colleges use affirmative action in college admissions. After considering the information, they take on the role of college board members deciding how to admit students fairly. 

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Concepts
affirmative action, college admissions, the fourteenth amendment, cultural diversity, diversity, ethnic diversity, discussion skills, conversation skills
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Offer reading to explore the issues of affirmative action and college admissions
  • Use role play activity to engage learners in a debate about how to offer equal protection of the law in the college admissions process
Classroom Considerations
  • Resource focuses only on the college admissions process and not other areas where affirmative action is an issue
Pros
  • Activity engages pupils on a topic that is relevant to their personal lives
  • Readings are clear and adaptable to other lesson ideas
Cons
  • None