TTC Extra: Affirmative Action, Fisher v. University of Texas
Clip: 12/11/2015 | 5m 16s
The future of affirmative action is at stake as the Supreme Court hears a challenge
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a white student who claims she was denied by the University of Texas at Austin because of her race. The school says it was because she simply wasn't qualified. The future of affirmative action could be at stake. PANE: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Manal Omar; Jennifer Higgins; Debra Carnahan
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Funding for TO THE CONTRARY is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Park Foundation and the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation.
TTC Extra: Affirmative Action, Fisher v. University of Texas
Clip: 12/11/2015 | 5m 16s
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a white student who claims she was denied by the University of Texas at Austin because of her race. The school says it was because she simply wasn't qualified. The future of affirmative action could be at stake. PANE: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC); Manal Omar; Jennifer Higgins; Debra Carnahan
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