Rebroadcast: The real problem with elite-college admissions

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<p><em>This is an episode from our archives.</em></p> <p>This week the Supreme Court put an end to affirmative action in college admissions, meaning universities can no longer consider race as a factor when accepting a new class of students. The ruling is expected to have pretty big repercussions for schools and students. But Evan Mandery, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, says we&rsquo;re talking about the wrong issue. In his book <a href="https://apple.news/ANT7zMyUpTxiGvKjQoSf4Kw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><strong>Poison Ivy: How Elite Colleges Divide Us</strong></em></a>, Mandery explains how top schools disproportionately favor wealthy white students &mdash; and why that&rsquo;s dangerous.</p>