Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The Department of Education is investigating Harvard's admissions policies, focusing on "legacy" students and potential racial discrimination. A study found that children from ultra-wealthy families have a higher chance of getting into Ivy League schools. A federal judge struck down the Biden administration's asylum restrictions but granted a 14-day delay for appeal. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy mentioned the possibility of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden despite no evidence of misconduct. The UPS strike was averted as the Teamsters Union secured pay raises and benefits for its employees. However, concerns were raised about UPS's plan to provide air conditioning only for new delivery trucks. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Education Department opens investigation into Harvard’s legacy admissions NY Times: Study of Elite College Admission Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is It's Own Qualification WA Post: Federal judge tosses Biden administration asylum rule for migrants AP News: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden NPR: UPS union calls off strike threat after securing pay raises for workers Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, July 26th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:05.9	by Betcha's media.
0:06.9	I'm your host, Tammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown
0:11.4	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.2	show there is.
0:17.6	Our government.
0:18.6	This episode is brought to you by Thrive Cosmetics.
0:21.7	Thrive Cosmetics is certified 100% vegan and cruelty free, and each purchase supports
0:26.8	organizations that help communities thrive.
0:29.6	The Department of Education announced yesterday that it is opened a civil rights investigation
0:39.4	into Harvard admissions policies for students who are classified as legacies because their
0:44.2	parents or family members attended the school.
0:47.4	The Office of Civil Rights within the DOJ is investigating a claim brought on behalf of
0:51.6	a group of students that alleges that Harvard discriminates on the basis of race by using
0:56.3	donor and legacy preferences as a factor in admissions, given that students with legacy
1:01.2	ties are up to seven times more likely to be admitted.
1:04.9	And you can see where race plays into this because, for example, for Harvard's class of
1:09.4	2019, just under 30% of the students for legacies, and approximately 70% of those legacies are
1:16.0	white.
1:17.0	Now with almost impossibly perfect timing, a new paper by a group of Harvard economists
1:21.8	who study inequality, found that children from ultra-wealthy families are more than
1:26.2	twice as likely to be admitted to Ivy League schools, compared to others with equal or comparably
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