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"Baruch College School of Public Affairs presents the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Lecture Series on Equality and Justice in America: ""Lack of Access: Barriers to Higher Education."" Panelists discuss the structural, financial, racial, and political barriers to higher education with the result that millions of young people do not contemplate college, and identify promising practices in American states and cities that address these barriers.

The first portion of Part 4 is a continuation of the panel discussion from Part 2. Dr. Brian Perkins, Professor of Education Law & Policy, Southern Connecticut State University; National School Boards Association. The second section is continued from Part 3: Margarita Rosa, Esq., Executive Director, Grand Street Settlement, Professor Susan Sturm, Columbia Law School

Moderated by Sonia R. Jarvis, Director, Center on Equality, Pluralism and Policy, School of Public Affairs, the event takes place on October 4, 2007, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220.

This program was digitized, captioned, and made accessible in 2021 as part of ""Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage,"" a preservation project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The content description was adapted from the episode's record in the Baruch College Digital Media Library. "

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