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Gryphon, Marie – Cato Institute, 2005
In the wake of the Supreme Court's 2003 decision upholding admissions preferences, affirmative action remains a deeply divisive issue. This tendency to frame the argument over preferences in terms of fundamental values is common to both sides of the debate. Because the nation's history with respect to race is so painful, the resulting argument is…
Descriptors: College Admission, Affirmative Action, Educational Policy, Politics of Education