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Articles by Kelly E. Slay
How can universities diversify their classes in a post-affirmative action admissions landscape?
On June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Students for Fair Admissions in cases against the University of North Carolina and Harvard College for violating the Constitution’s equal protection clause in their admissions practices.
What’s Next For Affirmative Action?
By Maya Pottiger As the Supreme Court term draws to a close, the nation stands on the precipice of radical change. Any day now, the court will release its decision on race-conscious admissions — better known as affirmative action in college admissions. The historic decision has the potential to alter the landscape of educational access and equity.
Slay awarded National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
By Jenna Somers Kelly Slay, assistant professor of higher education and public policy, is one of 25 education scholars to receive The National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. The $70,000 non-residential fellowship supports one year of leave from teaching for early-career researchers contributing to critical areas of education research. Fellows will also attend three professional development retreats in Washington, D.C., in 2023 and 2024.
Affirmative action and the future of college admissions
Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #FutureofAdmissions In October, the Supreme Court heard two cases on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, otherwise known as race-conscious admissions. The Court is expected to issue their decision in June, with many experts predicting that the outcome will severely limit, if not eliminate, the use of race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
Kelly Slay’s research on affirmative action: informed by the past, informing the future
By Jenna Somers For more than forty years, the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the rights of higher education institutions to consider race as one of many factors in admissions decisions, and scholarly research on affirmative action has played a pivotal role in informing the Court’s decisions. On October 31, SCOTUS will again review the constitutionality of affirmative action when it hears the cases of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v.
Tennessee Education Research Alliance receives $1.7M grant to explore opportunities for increasing teacher diversity across Tennessee
Though 37 percent of Tennessee’s students are people of color, only 13 percent of the state’s teachers are, according to a 2018 report by the Tennessee Department of Education. To work toward narrowing that representation gap, the Tennessee Education Research Alliance has received a four-year, $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.
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by Julie Renee Posselt, Kimberly A. Reyes, Kelly E. Slay, Aurora Kamimura & Kamaria B. Porter - 2017 Background/Context: Education scholars have examined how state policy and informal practice can widen or reproduce racial and gender inequalities in graduate education. Just one empirical study, which focused on psychology programs, has identified organizational practice that supports recruitment and retention of graduate students of color.
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