Recruiting Practices at Public Institutions and the Potential Impact on Equity

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Public institutions often recruit from predominantly white affluent high schools to balance their budgets, a practice referred to as recruitment redlining. This undermines equity by avoiding black and brown high schools. To promote diversity, colleges may consider dropping legacy admissions, although the impact is uncertain. While admissions is not a simple formula, any effort towards equity helps.

The Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and UNC. The ruling is likely to reshape affirmative action in America.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Miles Bryan, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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