Expanding equality? Institutional differentiation and reform in the access to higher education—the case of quota policies at USP
Murillo Marschner Alves de Brito · 2026
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Murillo Marschner Alves de Brito studies quota policy at the University of São Paulo in a 2026 article on fair access. Brazil's top public university changed how it admits students, adding quotas to widen opportunity. Whether the change truly opened doors was the core question.
Brito models admission using data on applicants' backgrounds and school performance. The quota policy mainly lifted entry for students from public schools. Gains also appeared for Black, mixed-race, and Indigenous students. Access now sorts students into distinct tracks with unlike chances, a pattern called horizontal stratification. Even so, the policy reversed long trends that had copied social inequality into admissions.
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| CREATOR | Murillo Marschner Alves de Brito |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 81 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |