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Harvard University Admissions Discrimination Lawsuit

2018/10/26
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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 News

Dr. Paul Watanabe, Political Science Professor and Director of The Institute for Asian American Studies, UMass Boston

Bethany Li, Senior Attorney and Director, Asian Outreach Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services

Dr. Natasha Warikoo, Author and Associate Professor, Harvard School of Education.