Bush Proposes Legislation To Try Terrorists; UCLA Admissions Approach Will Change to Raise Black Enrollment; Delaying Kindergarten; Muslims in Post-9/11 America
Bush Proposes Legislation To Try Terrorists
Larry Mantle talks with LA Times political columnist Ron Brownstein and Christian Science Monitor terrorism reporter Tom Regan about the President's proposal outlining legislation under which accused terrorists would be tired.
UCLA Admissions Approach Will Change to Raise Black Enrollment
UCLA is considering a change in its admissions policy to enable more black students to enroll. The idea is to move the university toward a more "holistic" policy, in which student achievements are viewed in context of their personal experience, rather than basing admissions mostly on grades and test scores. Admissions figures released in June showed that only 96 blacks, or 2% percent of the freshman class, were likely to enroll at UCLA this fall. Proposition 209, the 1996 voter initiative, barred California's public colleges and universities from considering race in admissions or employment, but UCLA officials said they would abide by those restrictions. Larry Mantle talks with Peter Taylor of the UCLA African American Alumni and Community Support Task Force and UCLA sociologist Darnell Hunt.
Delaying Kindergarten
A new study by researchers at USC and the University of Texas finds that there are no long-term academic or social benefits to delaying a child's entry into kindergarten. Larry talks with USC Professor Gary Painter about the study.
Muslims in Post-9/11 America
Five years after 9/11, how are American Muslims being perceived and treated by non-Muslims, and how are American Muslims feeling about themselves? Larry Mantle talks with Laila Al-Marayati of the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Los Angeles, Shakeel Syed of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California and author Reza Aslan. He also takes listener calls.