Have been doing some op-eds lately. #BamaRush Shows What’s Wrong with Public Higher Ed (the Hill) Admissions after SCOTUS: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities (Diverse Issues in Higher Ed) Will the Supreme Court Decision Boost Economic Diversity? Think Twice (Dallas Morning News) Our team’s work covered in the WSJ: One Thing Parents Won’t Cut From… Continue reading out and about
updates
We have our first working paper from our research on racial/economic inequality in extracurricular activities, based on analysis of 6 million applications. To learn more, check out our work at the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative. Inequality related to standardized tests in college admissions has long been a subject of discussion; less is known about inequality… Continue reading updates
test-optional
We have a new project on test-optional policies and understanding non-standardized components (e.g., letters of rec, extracurriculars) of college applications, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Learn more at http://www.cafcolab.org
officially an award-winning book
Race on Campus is a 2020 recipient of the AESA Critics Choice Award, hooray! Great group of books.
harvard personal rating
Out in Harvard Asian American Policy Review Harvard’s Personal Rating: The Impact of Private High School Attendance “[Only] 56% of White students whose first-choice college was Harvard or a similarly hyper-selective institution (i.e., “most competitive” institution defined by Barron’s) attended public high schools. In contrast, a much higher proportion of Asian students with similar aspirations… Continue reading harvard personal rating
publishers weekly
Kind words on the book from PW: “Professor of education Park corrects common misconceptions in this concise, clear, and well-argued examination of research on race in education…This cohesive, superbly argued text will reward readers interested in critical race theory or equity in education.”
media
InsideHigherEd featured a Q&A on the book today. I’ll be talking more about the book at a virtual colloquium on Tuesday, Nov 6, 1-2 PM EST hosted by UMD’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Ed, info and sign-up here Some other recent media: http://time.com/5425147/harvard-affirmative-action-trial-asian-american-students/ https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-10-12/trial-alleging-racial-discrimination-weighs-asian-american-college-applicants https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/elite-college-admissions-broken/572962/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/today-explained/id1346207297?mt=2 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-10-23/court-stops-wilbur-ross-deposition-over-2020-census-podcast Not featured, my random debut on Israeli television,… Continue reading media
book release
The book is sold out on Amazon (delivers in 2 weeks) [update–in stock now!], available at via the Harvard Education Press site (20% off with code RCDM18, may or may not work). Jerome Karabel, whose work is usually (mis)cited to make that analogy that Asians are the “new Jews,” disputing that very idea. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-harvard-affirmative-action-lawsuit_us_5bbe62b8e4b0c8fa1367c1c1 Also,… Continue reading book release
op-ed on asian americans and harvard
disclosure
As you may have noticed, some of my writing is on Asian Americans and affirmative action. I just added the following disclosure to my bio page but I figured I’d put it here too: I served as a consulting expert for The President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation) (“Harvard”) in connection with the… Continue reading disclosure
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