Resources
Browse our resources including recent research studies, blogs, and media from our projects and members of the CAF Co-Lab. We also highlight related research projects on college equity.
Research Papers & Policy Briefs
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Inequality and College Applications: Examining Letters of Recommendations from Counselors
by Brian H. Kim, Pearl Lo, and Julie J. Park
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Advancing Equity by Rethinking the Use of Tests in College Admissions
by Julie J. Park
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Inequality in College Applications: How Race and Class Shape Extracurricular Activity Reporting
by Stephanie Breen, Julie J. Park, & Brian H. Kim
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In a Pandemic, Test-Optional Admissions is Necessary but Insufficient
by Dominique Baker & Akil Bello
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Dismantling the Hunger Games: Exploring a Match System in Selective Admissions
by OiYan Poon
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How Does Race-Conscious Holistic Admissions Work in the Post-Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) era?
by OiYan Poon
Research Studies
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Inequity and College Applications: Assessing Differences and Disparities in Letters of Recommendation from School Counselors with Natural Language Processing
by Brian Heseung Kim, Julie J. Park, Pearl Lo, Dominique J. Baker, Nancy Wong, Stephanie Breen, Huong Truong, Jia Zheng, Kelly Ochs Rosinger, & OiYan Poon
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A Möbius Model of Racialized Organizations: Durability of Racial Inequalities in Admissions
by OiYan Poon, Douglas Lee, Eileen Galvez, Joanne Song Engler, Bri Serrano, Ali Raza, Jessica M. Hurtado, & Nikki Kahealani Chun
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Inequality Beyond Standardized Tests: Trends in Extracurricular Activity Reporting in College Applications Across Race and Class
by Julie J. Park, Brian Heseung Kim, Nancy Wong, Jia Zheng, Stephanie Breen, Pearl Lo, Dominique Baker, Kelly Rosinger, Mike Hoa Nguyen, & OiYan Poon.
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What if We Leave It Up to Chance? Admissions Lotteries and Equitable Access at Selective Colleges
by Dominique Baker & Michael Bastedo
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The Role of Selective College Admissions Criteria in Interrupting or Reproducing Racial and Economic Inequities
by Kelly Rosinger, Karly Ford, & Junghee Choi
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Exploring the Impact of Test-Flexible Admissions on Law School Diversity and Selectivity
by Kelly Rosinger, Karly Ford, Julie Posselt, & Junghee Choi
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A Product of Prestige?: “Race Unknown” and Competitive admissions in the United States
by Karly Ford, Kelly Rosinger, & Junghee Choi
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Mobilizing Social Science Research to Inform Judicial Decision-Making: SFFA v. Harvard
by Mike Hoa Nguyen, Douglas Lee, Liliana Garces, OiYan Poon, & Janelle Wong
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Interest Convergence or Divergence?: A Critical Race Analysis of Asian Americans, Meritocracy, and Critical Mass in the Affirmative Action Debate
by Julie J. Park & Amy Liu
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The Shape of the Sieve: Which Components of the Admissions Application Matter Most in Particular Institutional Contexts?
by Barrett J. Taylor, Kelly Rosinger, & Karly Ford
Media
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Do Colleges Have to Go Back to the SAT?
By Julie J. Park, Kelly Rosinger, and Dominique J. Baker
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Test-Free Admissions: Why Wait?
by Julie J. Park & OiYan Poon
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Admissions After the Supreme Court Ruling: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities
by Julie J. Park
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Extracurricular Involvement in High School is Not a Level Playing Field
by Julie J. Park & Brian Heseung Kim
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$1.4M Gates Foundation Award to Study National Effect of Test-Optional Admissions
by Maryland Today Staff
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Admissions as a Game of Chance? New Research Says Lotteries Could Decrease Diversity
by Eric Hoover
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Test Optional Offers Benefits but It’s Not Enough
by Dominique Baker & Kelly Rosinger
Webinars
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Extracurriculars Webinar
by Brian Heseug Kim
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The Future of Test-Optional Policies: A Research-Practice Webinar
by OiYan Poon and Kelly Rosinger
Books
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Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
by OiYan Poon
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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data
by Julie Park
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Rethinking College Admissions: Research-Based Practice and Policy
by OiYan Poon and Michael Bastedo
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When Diversity Drops: Race, Religion, and Affirmative Action in Higher Education
by Julie J. Park
