Race, Class and Affirmative Action with Julie Park

Authors

• Jonathan Feingold, Boston University School of LawFollow
• Julie Park, University of Maryland at College Park

Program

#RaceClass

Episode

57

Episode Length

1:01:51

Media Type

Podcast

Release Date

2-25-2026

Language

en-US

Abstract

Education Scholar Julie Park joins the #RaceClass Podcast to discuss her new book: "Race, Class and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era." It's hard to imagine a more timely book that takes on so many enduring questions regarding race and class in university admissions. We break down the good, bad, and oh so very ugly new frontier of college admissions following SFFA v. Harvard and the federal government's ever-escalating assault on our basic right to teach and learn. Lots of threads to highlight including key research from folks like Victor Ray, Liliana Garces, James Murphy and Michael Bastedo (among many others) and a few sharp words for Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights, NYT columnist David Leonhardt, and PPI's Richard Kahlenberg.

Related Resources

Julie J. Park, Race, Class and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era (Harvard Education Press, 2026).

Recommended Citation

Jonathan Feingold & Julie Park, Race, Class and Affirmative Action with Julie Park (2026).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/raceclass/43