Top low-income students often don't even apply to elite universities, according to a new analysis. Century Foundation fellow Richard Kahlenberg told HuffPost Live that schools should put greater emphasis on recruiting good students from the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum. Kahlenberg was joined by Audrey Smith (Associate Vice President of Enrollment at Smith College), Camille Charles (Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania), Caroline Hoxby (Professor of Economics at Stanford University), and moderator Marc Lamont Hill. You can watch the full program below.
Tags: affirmative action, kahlenberg, socioeconomic integration, class based
Colleges Should Recruit More Low-Income Students: A HuffPost Live Conversation
Top low-income students often don't even apply to elite universities, according to a new analysis. Century Foundation fellow Richard Kahlenberg told HuffPost Live that schools should put greater emphasis on recruiting good students from the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum. Kahlenberg was joined by Audrey Smith (Associate Vice President of Enrollment at Smith College), Camille Charles (Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania), Caroline Hoxby (Professor of Economics at Stanford University), and moderator Marc Lamont Hill. You can watch the full program below.
Tags: affirmative action, kahlenberg, socioeconomic integration, class based