Does Affirmative Action On Campus Do More Harm Than Good?

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Education, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 March 2014

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Affirmative action, when used as a factor in college admissions, is meant to foster diversity and provide equal opportunities in education for underrepresented minorities. But is it achieving its stated goals and helping the population it was created to support? Its critics point to students struggling to keep up in schools mismatched to their abilities and to the fact that the policy can be manipulated to benefit affluent and middle class students who already possess many educational advantages. Is it time to overhaul or abolish affirmative action? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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