The Annual Catherine McLaughlin Hakim ’70 Lecture proudly presents:

Dr. Natasha Warikoo, Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Tufts University

"Rethinking College Admissions in the Wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision"

Natasha Warikoo is Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, at Tufts University. A former Guggenheim Fellow, Warikoo studies racial and ethnic inequality in education.

Her book Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools (May 2022, University of Chicago Press) explores the growth of Asian Americans in suburban communities. In the book Is Affirmative Action Fair? The Myth of Equity in College Admissions, Warikoo argues that we should rethink college admissions and walks readers through empirical evidence suggesting the important value of affirmative action. She is also the author of The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities.

Warikoo is co-chair of Scholars Strategy Network Boston, which aims to connect scholars, policymakers, and community leaders to effect change. Warikoo earned her BSc/BA in mathematics and philosophy at Brown University, and her PhD in sociology at Harvard University. She is a former high school teacher.

Thursday, April 4, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

Participation in this event is complimentary, but a $15 donation is encouraged to th Emmanuel Fund.

Register today. 

This annual lecture series was established by Dr. Raymond Hakim in honor of his late wife, Catherine McLaughlin Hakim ’70. A sociology major at Emmanuel, Catherine studied under longtime sociology professor Sister Marie Augusta Neal, SNDdeN, who left an especially indelible mark on her students. The lecture series commemorates Catherine’s life, her fondness for Emmanuel, and the relationships she formed at the College and continued to maintain throughout her life.

The event is open to all students and alumni. Sponsored by the Emmanuel College Department of Sociology, the Catherine McLaughlin Hakim ’70 Lecture Series focuses on issues of sociology, social justice and public policy on the local, national and international levels.