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Neil Lewis Jr.

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Associate Professor of Communication and Social Behavior, Cornell University

Affirmative action for college students in Brazil led to better employment prospects for those who benefited from the policy. Cesar Okada via Getty Images

July 17, 2023

What the US can learn from affirmative action at universities in Brazil

Neil Lewis Jr., Cornell University; Inácio Bó, University of Macau, and Rodrigo Zeidan, NYU Shanghai

Research has found that race-neutral policies were not enough to achieve diversity in Brazil’s higher education system. Three scholars probe what that means for the United States.

Some minorities are less likely to think that their college dreams could become a reality. AP Photo/Tim Boyd

June 13, 2017

Can people ‘like me’ go to college? Inequality and dreams of higher ed

Daphna Oyserman, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Neil Lewis Jr., University of Michigan

While most Americans do aspire to higher education, college is not a reality for many. But why is the gap between hopes and reality larger for some? And how can we strive for equity?

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