Race and Ethnicity

Job recruiter Nickole A. James (R) speaks with job seeking students during a career job fair at American University in Washington (REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana).

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What Should the Supreme Court Do About Affirmative Action?

May 20, 2013, Henry J. Aaron

Affirmative action in education has returned to the Supreme Court docket, renewing assessments of whether affirmative action is constitutional, fair and effective in its goals. Henry Aaron offers a review of affirmative action's history in court and delivers thorough analysis of the social science research debating whether or not preferential admissions in higher education achieves its goals.

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Can Explosions Be a Blessing in Disguise in Resolving Turkey’s Kurdish Question?

March 20, 2013, Kemal Kirişci | comments
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Subjective and Objective Indicators of Racial Progress

March 15, 2013, Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers
In the News

More than 70 percent of today's baby boomers and seniors are white, and they grew up during a time when the nation's minority population was relatively small and consisted mainly of African Americans. By contrast, 40 percent of those under age 35 belong to minority groups. They have grown up during a period when racial mingling is the norm at school, work, social occasions and houses of worship.
March 14, 2013, William H. Frey, Phys.org
In the News

We still are a country that's kind of divided, and a lot of that fissure in the population tends to be based in race and age and ethnicity. There's kind of a dangerous result in this election when we see older whites moving in one direction and younger minorities moving in another direction.
January 21, 2013, William H. Frey
Opinion | National Journal

New Year's Resolution for Congress Should Be Passing Immigration Reform

December 17, 2012, Jill Wilson
Expert Q & A | William H. Frey

America’s Changing Demographic Landscape: New Projections from the Census Bureau

December 13, 2012, William H. Frey
Opinion

Census Projects New “Majority Minority” Tipping Points

December 13, 2012, William H. Frey
In the News

When the 2020 Census comes around, we’re going to have a majority-minority child population.
December 13, 2012, William H. Frey, New York Times
Blog Post | The Avenue, The New Republic

The Door for Immigration Reform is Open. But How Wide?

November 19, 2012, Neil Ruiz | comments
Blog Post | The Avenue, The New Republic

A New Starting Point for Immigration Reform

November 16, 2012, Audrey Singer | comments