8-16-13: Class, Race and Affirmative Action & Lines From Students' Perspectives




WYPR: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast Podcast show

Summary: Is class a bigger driver than race in the educational achievement gap? We’ll ask a Stanford professor how the gap is affecting higher education. Then, community leader April Yvonne Garrett and CNN writer John Blake share their own college experiences and give us their takes on the future of race-based affirmative action. Then-Religion, culture, race, class--What do the lines between us look like from the classroom? Tom Hall asks two students who have been recognized for their efforts to spark these conversations and bridge divides.