Today we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., a man whose legacy gives us hope of a future where individuals will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. It is with that legacy in mind that I invite you to join the National Association of Scholars tomorrow afternoon for a discussion of the history of racial preferences in American higher education.

More on our upcoming webinars:

Join NAS tomorrow Tuesday, January 17, at 2 pm ET for "The History of Racial Preferences."

Racial preferences in higher education have been a hotly debated topic for more than fifty years. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the first major case challenging the use of racial preferences in college admissions, was decided by the Supreme Court in 1978. But what brought American higher education to that point? How did racial preferences arise in higher education admissions? Why were they instituted, and how have they changed over time?

This webinar will feature David Bernstein, University Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Liberty & Law Center at the Antonin Scalia Law School; Jonathan Vogel, founder and managing attorney of Vogel Law Firm and former ​​Deputy General Counsel for Higher Education and Regulatory Services at the U.S. Department of Education; and Wilfred Reilly, Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University.

The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research for the National Association of Scholars.

To learn more about the event, click here. 

If you can't attend the events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

If you have missed any of our past events or webinars, you may find all of our recordings here: https://www.youtube.com/user/NAScholars/videos.

I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!
 

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars