University of Michigan Admissions: Diversity or Discrimination YOU BE THE JUDGE

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University of Michigan AdmissionsDiversity or
Discrimination?YOU BE THE JUDGE

• Southfield Community Foundation
• 4th Annual Youth Symposium on Diversity

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GOALS

• Understand how our lives are impacted by
  diversity and discrimination
• Discuss issues with diverse group of peers
• Promote Southfield as a diverse city that gets
  it

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Discussion Issues

• Are policies that insure diversity a form of
  discrimination?
• If so, are is it ok to discriminate?
• Is this the same as affirmative action?

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Attendees

• Over 700 students
• About 250 from Southfield
• More than 20 different schools represented

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Partners

• SCF Youth Advisory Committee
• Southfield Parks Recreation
• Southfield Public Schools
• Southfield Cable 15
• Southfield Emergency Services

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Sponsors

• Gold Sponsors
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• DENSO International America, Inc.
• Lear Corporation
• Bronze Sponsors
• Oakland Community College
• Plante Moran

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In-Kind Donations

• Aramark
• Ave Maria School of Law
• BlueWater Technologies
• Dickinson Wright, PLLC
• Gail Rice
• University of Michigan

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Decision Questions

• Do the educational benefits of diversity
  constitute a compelling interest?
• Is the Law Schools admission policy narrowly
  tailored to achieve that interest?

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