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Supreme Court rules against affirmative action at UNC and Harvard

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against affirmative action admissions practices at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Alison Byerly, President of Carleton College, who was part of an amicus brief in favor of affirmative action.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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