The Case Against Color-Blind Admissions by Ronald Dworkin | The New York Review of Books

An interesting piece for those interested in civil rights, constitutional law, college placement, or how to create a diverse school community (even at the secondary school level).  Raises some interesting questions how admissions teams should weigh the different talents, backgrounds, and characteristics applicants bring to the table.

The Case Against Color-Blind Admissions by Ronald Dworkin | The New York Review of Books

Freedom & Diversity: A Liberal Pentagram for Living Together by Timothy Garton Ash | The New York Review of Books

While he is writing specifically about today's Europe, Ash's comments on multiculturalism (or moving beyond it) have relevance to our school communities as well.  He writes:

Nor is this only a task for public policy. It is the personal responsibility of every one of us who lives in such a society. The character of everyday interactions, at school, at work, on the street, in the café, will affect the attitudes of migrants and postmigrants at least as much as any high policy. Small slights alienate, small courtesies integrate.

Freedom & Diversity: A Liberal Pentagram for Living Together by Timothy Garton Ash | The New York Review of Books