Special Edition: The End of Affirmative Action?
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2023
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Should colleges and universities be allowed to consider race when deciding which students to let in? Supreme Court reporter Amy Howe was there in-person when the justices heard arguments in two cases involving affirmative action and breaks it all down for us.
Then Vern Granger, the director of admissions at the University of Connecticut, explains how schools currently consider race and how they're preparing in case the court bans or limits affirmative action.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, April 22. |
| 0:02.8 | Should colleges and universities be allowed to consider race |
| 0:06.1 | when deciding which students to let in? |
| 0:08.4 | That is the question before the US Supreme Court right now, |
| 0:11.0 | as justices debate two cases involving affirmative action. |
| 0:15.0 | A lot of legal experts in even some universities themselves |
| 0:17.9 | are expecting the high court to ban or at least limit |
| 0:20.7 | the practice, which could mean major changes are coming. |
| 0:23.7 | Today we'll hear from a university admissions director |
| 0:26.0 | who says they're already preparing. |
| 0:28.6 | But first, let's talk about the history of affirmative action |
| 0:31.2 | in the Supreme Court, what both sides of these current cases |
| 0:34.1 | are arguing, and the questions we may still need |
| 0:36.7 | to ask even after the rulings. |
| 0:38.8 | For that, I'm joined by a Supreme Court reporter, Amy Howe, |
| 0:41.8 | writes for SCOTUS blog and covers cases on her own blog |
| 0:44.8 | called Howe on the Court. |
| 0:46.3 | She was there in person when the justices |
| 0:48.2 | heard the arguments in the affirmative action cases |
| 0:50.3 | underway now, and helps break it all down for us. |
| 0:55.3 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition |
| 0:57.6 | Saturday, when we sit down with a different expert |
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