Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (and the University of North Carolina) has stirred debate about affirmative action in college admissions. Join our policy interns: Devan, Jay, Silas, and special guest Professor Ronald Sullivan Jr. (Harvard University, School of Law) on this week's episode of Allow to Explain as we discuss affirmative action.

 

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