What Yale saw when it looked in the mirror
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Conservative critics say America's elite colleges don't encourage political diversity and have biased admissions. A Yale University commission recently concluded that those critics may be right.
*** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Changes in sexual performance are more common than most people realize, and support doesn't need to feel awkward. |
| 0:05.8 | With MedExpress, everything happens privately online. |
| 0:09.1 | Start by completing a short consultation reviewed by UK registered clinicians. |
| 0:13.3 | If eligible, treatment is delivered discreetly to your home with ongoing support whenever you need it. |
| 0:18.7 | You're not alone in this. Visit medexpress.com. |
| 0:21.8 | dot UK slash podcast to learn more. |
| 0:24.2 | Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken? A podcast from the Marotra Institute at |
| 0:29.7 | BU Questrum School of Business. A recent episode explores the challenges and opportunities |
| 0:34.9 | in decarbonizing one of the world's most carbon-intensive industries, |
| 0:39.2 | ocean freight shipping. Stick around until the end of this podcast to preview the episode. |
| 0:47.2 | Hey, this is Paige Sutherland, OnPoint Senior Producer. Here to give you the nudge to join us in the OnPoint Club. |
| 0:53.5 | For $7 a month, you get first access to the jackpot each week, |
| 0:57.0 | other exclusive content like behind the scenes of our producers, |
| 1:00.0 | and you'll be the first to know about special live events, |
| 1:03.0 | which is what I want to tell you about today. |
| 1:05.0 | Club members get 20% off tickets for the upcoming WBUR Festival. |
| 1:09.0 | You can come see Megna Live in person hosting some really great sessions, plus so much more. |
| 1:15.0 | To join, click on the link in the episode description to sign up. |
| 1:18.4 | Now, stick around for today's show. |
| 1:26.4 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 1:34.5 | This is On Point. I'm Magna Chakra-Bardi. |
| 1:37.6 | In the spring of last year, the Trump administration amplified what was already a concerted effort to change higher education. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 10 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from WBUR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of WBUR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.