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March 21, 2008

Panel Examines the “Language of Race in America”

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Columbia University hosted a panel discussion about “The Language of Race in America” on Feb. 20 in which President Lee C. Bollinger and five Columbia professors discussed topics such as the dynamics of the presidential election, the future of diversity, and affirmative action.

The Kraft Program Series panel included Rodolfo de la Garza, Eaton Professor of Administrative Law and Municipal Science, Kimberle Crenshaw, professor of law, Sandhya R. Shukla, Conrad Lung Associate Professor of Asian-American Studies, Robert O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurson Professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Ira I. Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History.