Patricia Gurin
Patricia Gurin is a social psychologist known for her work documenting the benefits of student and faculty diversity in higher education. She is the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women's Studies at The University of Michigan.

Gurin provided testimony in the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action case of "Grutter v. Bollinger", involving the University of Michigan, which ultimately deemed the university's affirmative action policies to be constitutional. Gurin was honored by the American Psychological Foundation with the 2010 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement. Her award citation stated, "Her development of a theoretical rationale for the educational benefits of diversity, and supporting empirical analysis, played a pivotal role in the University of Michigan’s legal defense of its admission policies."
Q136822
higher education
Concept
Q9115316
Nancy Cantor
PER
Q230492
The University of Michigan
ORG
Q11201
U.S. Supreme Court
Concept
Q29791514
Affirmative Action case
UNK
Q5612369
Grutter v. Bollinger
EVE
Q65089781
American Psychological Foundation
ORG
Q104214974
Patricia Gurin
PER
2003-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2003
DATE
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2010
DATE
employer