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September 16, 2015

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Watch Lorelle Espinosa, assistant vice president of ACE’s Center for Policy and Research Strategy, review the findings from ACE’s new report, “Race, Class, and College Access: Achieving Diversity in a Shifting Legal Landscape” at a convening July 21.

The event was co-sponsored by Pearson’s Center for College & Career Success, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and Lumina Foundation.

To view all videos from the convening, see the ACE website.

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