ASCO Diversity & Cultural Competency Committee and Student Affairs Committee
Collaborative Townhall: Part 2
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The U.S. Supreme Court has made their decision with regards to whether institutions of higher education can use race as a factor in admissions.
On October 6, 2023, ASCO offered a Town Hall discussion about the impact it will have on optometric admissions. The guest and leading expert, Mr. Art Coleman, managing partner and co-founder of the EducationCounsel, LLC discussed the ramifications for admissions departments and important next steps in the wake of this decision.
Art is managing partner and co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC. He provides policy, strategic, and legal counseling services to national nonprofit organizations, school districts, state agencies, and postsecondary institutions throughout the country, where he addresses issues associated with student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative in 2004, which he has helped lead since its inception. With a focus on issues of diversity and inclusion, he has authored amicus briefs in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), Gratz v. Bollinger (2003), and in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (I and II, 2013 and 2016). His advocacy work also includes the development of a federal amicus strategy and numerous briefs on behalf of transgender students in federal court litigation throughout the United States.
A former litigator, Art has testified before the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Click this link to view the Townhall.