The Consideration of Race Should Be Removed from the College Admissions Process | Dartmouth College

At Dartmouth College, three students explored their positions on this hotly debated claim: "The consideration of race should be removed from the college admissions process."

While all three students expressed support for some kind of special admission consideration, a disagreement arose regarding the role race should play. One student strongly disagreed with the claim based on values of equity and belief in systemic racism. The other two students agreed with the claim and offered reasons for supporting individual circumstances in lieu of race for college admissions. The value of economic consideration (class) in admissions is also explored.  

This conversation was recorded on May 4, 2022 at Dartmouth College.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:28 Agree w/claim
1:47 Strongly disagree w/claim
4:11 Could you be convinced to move to a different line?
8:53 Why did you change your mind?
10:02 Clarifying student positions
13:25 Equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome
17:55 Student questions

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