A documentary on the debate over how universities select their students premiered Thursday night on KLRU-TV in Austin and will be shown again at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
“Admissions on Trial: Seven Decades of Race and Higher Education,” directed by Lynn Boswell, examines the history of race and university admissions. It airs as universities await a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which deals with whether the university can consider race in admissions decisions.
Boswell, a broadcast journalist who also has a law degree, said people who live outside Austin will be able to watch the documentary online in coming days. She also plans to update the film after the Fisher decision is announced.
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