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Harvard students anxious about forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

Harvard student, Samaga Pokharel, right, and other activists rally as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Harvard student, Samaga Pokharel, right, and other activists rally as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Harvard’s student population has grown more diverse over the last decade. But that could change if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in a case focused on Harvard and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

WBUR’s Max Larkin reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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