Nativists extol the 30th president for closing the golden door. But he never broadly disparaged immigrants and often praised diversity.Â
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Posted inSeptember/October 2023
Does Your Board of Trustees Reflect Your Student Body?
University boards claim to care about diversity on campus, but they seldom reveal how diverse they are. We disclosed the numbers for them.
Posted inCollege Guide
Breaking the Cycle of PrivilegeÂ
Administrators at Bunker Hill Community College noticed that their paid internships weren’t reaching minorities and women in the numbers they intended. Here’s how they fixed it.
Posted inPolitical Animal
These Are the Important Questions Raised in the Immigration Debate
Conservatives are asking whether diversity is America’s strength.
Posted inEducation, K-12
A Haircut Won’t End Gun Access, Poverty or Under-Resourced Schools
But let’s admit it comforts a desperate parent.
Posted inBooks, Education, Higher Education, Magazine, March/April/May 2016
Racial Diversity Without Racial Preferences
The growing case for class-based affirmative action in college admissions.
Posted inBooks, Education, June/July/August 2014, K-12, Magazine
Making School Choice Work
Two D.C. schools, a traditional public and a nonunionized charter, are experimenting with socioeconomic integration.
Posted inEducation, June/July/August 2014, K-12, Magazine
The Unkindest Cut
The visionary guidance counselor in a poor urban high school discovers why some top colleges don’t want even his best students: money.
Posted inJune/July/August 2014, Magazine, Politics
Why the White Working Class Matters
The bad news: Dems can’t govern without them.
The good news: Blue-collar whites are far more diverse
than during the era of the Reagan Democrats.
Posted inJune/July/August 2014, Magazine, Politics
Beyond Identity Politics
To reach the white working class, promise an economy that “works for everyone.”
