Justice Department To Probe Universities Over Affirmative Action Policies

In this May 26, 2015 file photo, Vanita Gupta, the head of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, speaks in Cleveland.
In this May 26, 2015 file photo, Vanita Gupta, the head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, speaks in Cleveland. Tony Dejak/AP, file
In this May 26, 2015 file photo, Vanita Gupta, the head of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, speaks in Cleveland.
In this May 26, 2015 file photo, Vanita Gupta, the head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, speaks in Cleveland. Tony Dejak/AP, file

Justice Department To Probe Universities Over Affirmative Action Policies

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Steve Inskeep and Ailsa Chang talk to NPR’s Carrie Johnson and Vanita Gupta, ex-head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division in the Obama-era, about plans to probe schools over affirmative action policies.

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