Sarah Turner

Race, Income, and College in 25 Years: The Continuing Legacy of Segregation and Discrimination

June 1, 2006 • Scholarly Publications • By Jesse Rothstein, Alan Krueger and Sarah Turner

American Law and Economics Review, 8(2):282-311. Summer 2006. [accordions] [accordion title="Abstract" load="hide"]In Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice O’Connor conjectured that in 25 years affirmative action in college admissions will be unnecessary. We project the test score distribution of black and white college applicants 25 years from now, focusing on the role of black–white family income gaps. Economic progress alone is unlikely to narrow the achievement gap enough in 25 years to produce today’s racial diversity levels with race-blind admissions. A return to the rapid black–white test score convergence of the 1980s could plausibly cause black representation to approach current levels at moderately selective schools, but not at the most selective schools. [/accordion] [/accordions]

Was Justice O’Connor Right?: Race and Highly Selective College Admissions in 25 Years

January 1, 2006 • Scholarly Publications • By Jesse Rothstein, Alan Krueger and Sarah Turner

College Access: Opportunity or Privilege, Michael McPherson and Morton Schapiro, eds. New York: The College Board. 2006.