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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-videos/2019/10/chile-protests-for-greater-economic-equality by PBS 28/10/19] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-videos/2019/10/chile-protests-for-greater-economic-equality by PBS 28/10/19] | ||
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera announced the end of the state of emergency on Sunday after protests broke out more than a week ago. The uprising was sparked by a subway fare increase in the capital city of Santiago but had been brewing for a long time. Millions of demonstrators then gathered in Santiago and throughout the country calling for greater economic equality. | Chile's President Sebastian Pinera announced the end of the state of emergency on Sunday after protests broke out more than a week ago. The uprising was sparked by a subway fare increase in the capital city of Santiago but had been brewing for a long time. Millions of demonstrators then gathered in Santiago and throughout the country calling for greater economic equality. | ||
=====How Ending Legacy Admissions Can Help Achieve Greater Education Equity===== | |||
[https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/how-ending-legacy-admissions-can-help-achieve-greater-education-equity by Carlos Moreno 12/4/22 ACLU] | |||
Many of these students compete for limited spots at universities that use “legacy status” as a factor when weighing admissions — a practice that disproportionately gives preference to white and wealthy student applicants whose family member is an alumni of the college or university they’re applying to. Ending these legacy admissions practices is a critical step that can help address long-standing disparities and inequality in higher education while increasing access for underrepresented students who have been historically shut out. | |||
