Affirmative Action in College Admissions-Does it Matter?

Policy Chats

In this episode, Dean of the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy Mark Long talks with a student about Affirmative Action Policies in College Admissions.

About Mark Long:

Mark C. Long began his role as Dean of the School of Public Policy at UC Riverside in January 2023, following the successful tenure of Anil Deolalikar, who served as founding Dean of SPP. From 2004-2022, Long was a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Washington. He served as the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance's Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (2018-19) and Associate Dean for Research (2016-18). Long served on the faculty of George Washington University as an assistant professor of economics and public policy and administration from 2002-04.

Learn more about Mark Long via https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/marklong

Podcast Highlights:

“If your goal is representation by race, but you use other indicators like income or wealth, you need to put as much as four times as much weight on those other factors than you would if you just put weight directly on race. From an efficiency perspective, if what you're interested in is generating racial representation, it's inefficient to put weight on socioeconomic status.”

- Mark Long on the topic of different indicators for racial representation in college admissions.

“Yes, you can predict race, but you can't predict race, particularly with the date that universities have on hand.”

- Mark Long on the topic of using measures to predict race to increase racial representation on college campuses.

“Those gaps are present as of kindergarten, so clearly, things are going on in the homes and communities of these students before they even hit high school.”

- Mark Long on the challenges minority students face from an early age.

Guest:

Mark Long (Dean of the School of Public Policy)

Interviewer:

Kevin Karami (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)

Music by:

C Codaine

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Commercial Link:

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Click here to learn more about Dean Long's research on this issue.

This is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/

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