In this episode, we look into the topic of affirmative action and evaluate its effectiveness on solving the issue it set out to fix, as well as examining the real-life implications of it on students across the nation.

Sources:

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/10/elizabeth-warren-dna-test/572998/

https://www.aaaed.org/aaaed/History_of_Affirmative_Action.asp

https://news.gallup.com/poll/193508/oppose-colleges-considering-race-admissions.aspx

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(hd55hi3om2n2bxbneqvm30mi))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap1.pdf

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-affirmative-action-explainer

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/24/us/affirmative-action.html?emc=edit_ta_20170824&nl=top-stories&nlid=39699735

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00284.x

https://asianam.org/hall-of-shame/college-admission-officers/

https://www.nationalreview.com/2009/11/racial-preferences-numbers-robert-verbruggen/

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/the-rise-and-fall-of-affirmative-action

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