The Front Porch: Does Harvard Have an Asian-American Quota?

Is Harvard University is keeping out qualified Asian-American applicants in the interest of racial diversity? That’s what is alleged in a lawsuit.

On The Front Porch, a Yalie, a Harvard man and our resident intellectual from Marshall debate whether colleges should use race during admissions.

Are Appalachian students are at a disadvantage or advantage when they apply to selective schools? Perhaps a little bit of both.

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Next week, we’re tackling Appalachian accents, and we want to hear YOURS. Have you ever experienced discrimination because of your accent? Or has your accent led to some new connections with other people. Use your VOICE MEMO app on an iphone or other recording device and email me your answer. Send it to sfinn@wvpublic.org, and we might use it in the show.

The Front Porch is Scott Finn of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Rick Wilson of the American Friends Service Committee and Laurie Lin of the Charleston Daily Mail. Our theme music is from the group Little Sparrow.

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You can hear The Front Porch most Fridays at 4:50 p.m. on West Virginia Public Broadcasting or find other episodes here.

Hey, we want YOU to join us on The Front Porch. Do you have ideas for guests we should interview or tough topics to tackle? Send me an e-mail to sfinn@wvpublic.org or send us a tweet – I’m @radiofinn, Laurie’s @wvpundette and Rick is @elcabrero – that’s “the Goat Herder” in Spanish, in case you’re wondering.