On the Basis of Race

How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action Policies

Lauren S. Foley

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New York University Press
26 September 2023

Educational strategies & policy; Education & the law

How universities can navigate affirmative action bans to protect diversity in student admissions

Diversity in higher education is under attack as the Supreme Court considers the future of affirmative action, or race-conscious admissions practices, at American colleges and universities. In On the Basis of Race, Lauren S. Foley sheds light on our current crisis, exploring the past, present, and future of this contentious policy.

From Brown v. Board of Education in the mid-twentieth century to the current Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Foley explores how organizations have resisted and complied with public policies regarding race. She examines how admissions officers, who have played an important role in the long fight to protect racial diversity in higher education, work around the law to maintain diversity after affirmative action is banned. Foley takes us behind the curtain of student admissions, shedding light on how multiple universities, including the University of Michigan, have creatively responded to affirmative action bans. On the Basis of Race traces the history of a controversial idea and policy, and provides insight into its uncertain future.

By: Lauren S. Foley
Imprint: New York University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781479821655
ISBN 10: 1479821659
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 September 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lauren S. Foley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University.

Reviews for On the Basis of Race: How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action Policies

"""A prescient new book... On the Basis of Race offers a blueprint for institutions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June decision striking down the use of race-conscious admissions."" * Inside Higher Ed * ""From non-discrimination mandates after Brown to bans on affirmative action half a century later, Lauren S. Foley compellingly shows how colleges and universities have worked to both adhere to—and evade—the law governing admissions in higher education. This strikingly original book captures the shift from segregation to civil rights, and from civil rights to ‘diversity,’ using key examples to develop a new theory of legal conflict in the United States."" -- Charles R. Epp, author of The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective ""On the Basis of Race examines how and why progressives and conservatives have fought to expand or limit opportunities for people of color in higher education. Foley shows us how both sides have employed a strategy of ‘resistant compliance’ to achieve their ends, cleverly finding ways to comply with the letter of the law while also taking intentional steps to defy the spirit of the law."" -- Jesse H. Rhodes, author of Ballot Blocked: The Political Erosion of the Voting Rights Act"