ZZ Open Campus Initiative

A lecture by Jonathan Rauch, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and Contributing Editor at The Atlantic, on benefits of free speech for minorities and minority viewpoints. Rauch has published six books and written extensively on topics of public policy, culture, and government.

The lecture is sponsored by the Open Campus Initiative, a non-partisan student organization promoting viewpoint diversity and free expression of ideas. Co-sponsored by: Open Campus Initiative, Ross Commons, the Political Science Department, and the Institute for Humane Studies

Many Americans are of two minds on the issue of affirmative action in college admissions. On the one hand, they recognize that the United States has an egregious history of racial discrimination that needs to be addressed. They also believe that all students learn more—and society benefits—when colleges bring together people of diverse backgrounds. On the other hand, many Americans are uncomfortable with the idea that the racial box an applicant checks has a large impact on his or her chances of admission.