October 25, 2011
In response to a New York Times story on college diversity, Professor Victor Goode wrote a letter to the editor defending affirmative action and stating that “unconscious racism continues to be infused in nearly every aspect of society.”
Professor Goode has practiced in the areas of affirmative action, housing, and other civil rights issues. Before joining the Law School faculty, he served as Executive Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers, founded the Affirmative Action Coordinating Center, and worked as part of the legal team that filed amicus briefs in three landmark affirmative action cases (Bakke, Weber, and Fullilove).
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