1. Affirmative Action Debate 2009 Topic: A pro and a con position on the question of affirmative action as a tool for making college admission decisions will be debated. Debaters: LaKesha Denton – In favor Corey Guyton – Opposed Dean Branson – Moderator Class Participants – Debate Jurors

2. Based on the arguments presented….. …..which argument won the debate? Did the winning argument correspond with your personal opinion of Affirmative Action?

3. Rationale for Affirmative Action Compensate groups that have been victimized in the past Correct systemic biases in university admissions that disadvantage minority applicants Maintain intellectual diversity at schools

4. Highlights of Affirmative Action 1961 Executive Order creating the EEOC and coining of the term Affirmative Action 1964 Civil Rights Act signed into law eliminating discrimination based on race, color, religion, and national origin 1978 Regents of the University of California v Bakke –racial quotas are illegal, but race can be a factor. 1996 Hopwood v University of Texas Law School –5 th Circuit appeals court rejected decision that race could serve as a factor in admission. 2000 Gratz v Bollinger (U of Michigan undergrad) 2001 Grutter v. Bollinger (U of Michigan law school) 2003 Supreme court rules on both U of Michigan cases

5. Rationale against Affirmative Action Illegal Devalues those it is supposed to help Expensive to maintain

6. States eliminating Affirmative Action from admission policies California Texas Washington Georgia Florida

7. Alternative to Affirmative Action Top X percent California 4% –12.5% if successful at community college for 2 years. Florida 20% to one college Texas 10% to any university in its system

8. What is your institution’s policy on Affirmative Action?