Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
Special Edition: The End of Affirmative Action?
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Should colleges and universities be allowed to consider race when deciding which students to let in? Supreme Court reporter Amy Howe was there in-person when the justices heard arguments in two cases involving affirmative action and breaks it all down for us. Then Vern Granger, the director of admissions at the University of Connecticut, explains how schools currently consider race and how they’re preparing in case the court bans or limits affirmative action.
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Guest: Amy Howe
Amy Howe is an independent contractor and reporter for SCOTUSblog and writes for her eponymous blog, Howe on the Court. Before turning to full-time blogging, she served as counsel in over two dozen merits cases at the Supreme Court and argued two cases there.
She previously co-taught Supreme Court litigation at Stanford Law School and a similar class at Harvard Law School. She has also served as an adjunct professor at American University’s Washington College of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. Amy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master’s degree in Arab Studies and a law degree from Georgetown University.
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Guest: Vern Granger
Vern Granger is the Director of Admissions at the University of Connecticut (UConn). In his current role, he works on UConn’s worldwide outreach to high-achieving and diverse students, its selection process, the development of the university admission process and practices, the transition of new students, and the advancement of UConn’s position as one of the preeminent institutions in the country.
Vern is also the Chair of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and his master’s degree from North Carolina State University.
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