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Linda McMahon: “The case of Students v. Harvard, which said that you…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Linda McMahon Discusses Dismantling the Department of Education and Higher Education Policies

Published | Video Starts at 06:29

We did the same with Harvard. We are negotiating with them not only on those issues of antisemitism, but we are also negotiating with them on their hiring practices. Actually, The case of Students v. Harvard, which said that you couldn't use race or other methods to determine who you're hiring, what students are permitted to come in, you have to, to do it really by meritocracy and not by race. Those are some of the issues that we are discussing with Harvard and with Columbia. I think that we're making good progress with those negotiations and I'm hoping we'll get those cleared up pretty soon. (06:29–06:47)

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Asserts that the case of Students v. Harvard ruled against using race in admissions and hiring, favoring meritocracy.

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