VIDEO: Robert Scheer Leads Discussion of Myth of Higher Education as the Great American Equalizer
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer moderates a discussion at the University of Southern California on an explosive Federal Reserve Bank study showing that racial inequality pervades American society at all levels of education, despite hopes to the contrary.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer moderates a discussion at the University of Southern California on an explosive Federal Reserve Bank study showing that racial inequality pervades American society at all levels of education — despite hopes to the contrary. The panel features Michelle Turner, executive director of the USC Black Alumni Association; George Sanchez, USC’s vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives; Camille Grear Rich, USC professor of law and sociology; and Mark Lloyd, director of the New America Foundation’s media policy initiative.
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