Southeast/ Long Beach : DEBATING POLICY
An eight-part conference on affirmative action begins Thursday at Cal State Long Beach.
Called “Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future,†the conference is designed to be a “discussion, examination and even a debate about the affirmative action policy in the public and private sectors,†said organizer and political science professor Gerry Riposa.
Roger Wilkins, a history professor at George Mason University and a longtime critic of racism, will open the conference at 2 p.m. Thursday in the university’s student union.
The conference will conclude Nov. 8 in the university’s multipurpose rooms with a panel discussion called “Affirmative Action and the Future of California.†All events are free and open to the public except for an Oct. 11 performance by Culture Clash, a comic performing group specializing in political satire. Tickets for that show cost $3 for students, $12 for the public. For information on the conference, contact Prof. Gerry Riposa at (310) 985-4704.
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