Basic Black: Affirmative Action, Harvard Admissions and The Supreme Court

Basic BlackA follow up to an episode we did in 2018 about the Harvard University admissions lawsuit and if the university was discriminating against Asian Americans. The case, which has been going on for a number of years, was struck down in lower courts--siding with Harvard, but now the Supreme Court will hear the case and decide if Harvard along with UNC Chapel Hill discriminated against white and Asian American students in the admissions process. The case will debate race and may put affirmative action in peril, and thus potentially wiping away diverse college campuses around the country. What will the Supreme Court do? What action will colleges and universities take?Our Guests:Dr. Paul Watanabe, Director, Institute for Asian American Studies and Professor of Political Science,UMass Boston.Jessica Lewis, a Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Massachusetts.Dr. Natasha Warikoo, Professor of Sociology at Tufts University.Bethany Li, Senior Attorney and Director of the Asian Outreach Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services.Callie Crossley hosts.