What is the Impact of Affirmative Action? Rethinking College Admissions
b'As colleges across the country are seeking to increase student diversity, is affirmative action the solution? What is the impact of affirmative action on college admissions? The US Supreme Court has repeatedly held that some amount of race-based discrimination is okay in college admissions, if the goal is to create a more diverse campus. And affirmative action policies have benefited college applicants from certain minority groups. But, no one wants to be rejected from their dream school because of something they can\\u2019t control \\u2013 like their race, or their parents\\u2019 income. In this podcast episode, we\\u2019ll explore the effects of affirmative action and consider other ways to create diversity in higher education.\\n\\nPodcast Guests: \\nZachariah Chou, author of USA Today op-ed "My race may have played a factor in my college rejections, but I support affirmative action"\\n\\nWenyuan Wu, Executive Director of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation\\n\\nMonica O\'Neal, psychologist in Boston and faculty at Harvard Medical School\\n\\nRick Sander, economist and law professor at UCLA\\n\\nAudrey Dow, Senior Vice President of The Campaign for College Opportunity'