Ep. 6 (The B-Side): Race Matters After Admissions | A Convo with Dr. Evelyn Carter.
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#RaceClass Ep. 6, Part B: How Race Matters After Admissions | A Conversation with Dr. Evelyn Carter.
Last episode, we explored how race matters after university admissions. Affirmative action advocates often highlight diversity’s “speech” function—that is, how more diversity promotes richer conversations in the classroom. That’s true, but it understates the case for diversity. Accordingly, we shifted the focus to diversity’s “equality” function—that is, how racial diversity safeguards each student’s right to enjoy the benefits of university membership. In essence, when white students are over-represented on a college campus, that demographic reality—coupled with pervasive presumptions about who “belongs” on elite college campuses—can create a “racial preference” for white students. One might say that affirmative action, by buffering against that dynamic, promotes racial equality on campus.
In this follow-up episode, rockstar social psychologist Dr. Evelyn Carter helps us dive deeper into the science of diversity and equality. She explains the phenomenon of stereotype threat, exposes how institutional environments matter, and helps us see the intersectional identities we often overlook.
Last episode, we explored how race matters after university admissions. Affirmative action advocates often highlight diversity’s “speech” function—that is, how more diversity promotes richer conversations in the classroom. That’s true, but it understates the case for diversity. Accordingly, we shifted the focus to diversity’s “equality” function—that is, how racial diversity safeguards each student’s right to enjoy the benefits of university membership. In essence, when white students are over-represented on a college campus, that demographic reality—coupled with pervasive presumptions about who “belongs” on elite college campuses—can create a “racial preference” for white students. One might say that affirmative action, by buffering against that dynamic, promotes racial equality on campus.
In this follow-up episode, rockstar social psychologist Dr. Evelyn Carter helps us dive deeper into the science of diversity and equality. She explains the phenomenon of stereotype threat, exposes how institutional environments matter, and helps us see the intersectional identities we often overlook.