Reading Questions 4/17/13

1. Do you think that institutions of HE actually care about diversity and affirmative action or is it all just for PR?

2. Do you think that the system of affirmative action needs to be changed to not just include race but to also consider socio-economic standing?

3. Since affirmative action acts as a quota system, do you feel that the system should be extended to corporations and businesses? Should employers set aside jobs for minorities as well? Where should the line be drawn?

4. Affirmative actions helps minorities get access to HE but should affirmative action be applied earlier? Is waiting for college too late?

5. In states that have banned affirmative action, do you feel that the institutions still hold a responsibility to achieve diversity on their campuses?

6. Do you think that affirmative action would work better if it was applied to certain high schools so that minorities would have the same access to education beforehand and then colleges could base admission on merit and disregard the factor of race?