Affirmative Action and the Value of Diversity

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 4, 2017

The New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to investigate and then sue "universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants." 

Marvin Krislov is the new president of Pace University after 10 years at Oberlin College. He was general counsel at the University of Michigan at the time of the Grutter v. Bollinger case concerning affirmative action. Krislov shares his thoughts on the college admissions process and the criteria for evaluating prospective students. 

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