A major new study has revealed just how much elite colleges admissions in the U.S. systematically favor the rich and the superrich.
David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The Times and The Morning, walks through the data and explains why the study is fueling calls to abandon longstanding practices like legacy admissions.
Guest: David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The New York Times and The Morning.
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