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EPISODE · Oct 26, 2018 · 26 MIN

Harvard University Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit

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Harvard’s admissions practices are in the spotlight as its inclusion of race has some prospective Asian-American students crying discrimination. Harvard denies the discrimination claims. Figuring race into the profile of prospective students has been hotly debated for decades. Now that this case could go all the way to the Supreme Court, affirmative action could be on the line.Phillip Martin, Senior Investigative Reporter, WGBH NewsDr. Paul Watanabe, Political Science Professor and Director of The Institute for Asian American Studies, UMass BostonBethany Li, Senior Attorney and Director, Asian Outreach Unit at Greater Boston Legal ServicesDr. Natasha Warikoo, Author and Associate Professor, Harvard School of Education.   

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