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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 13:44:00

Were present for the 39th shared stories of their children, who similarly graduated from lehigh. yes, legacies. i was not so fortunate. none of our four children f followed in my footsteps. i oversold it. but many of my classmates with alumni children are exactly the type who come to a 39th anniversary instead of waiting for round numbers like the 40th or 50th. and guess what. they write checks. ask they conduct alumni interviews and serve as ambassadors for thaeir beloved institution. in short, they give back. that s the foundation of legacy admissions. the point is legacy eadmissions provide a life blood, financial, emotional, cultural, for colleges and universities that provide opportunities for many, including minorities. and if legacy admissions now get their time in the barrel, harm will be suffered not just by families loo that can likely ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 13:49:00

Like the rug is being pulled out from under us. but i go back to the initial point. looking at the paradigm now, affirmative action served that same purpose. it s now removed. i think affirmative action was still there two weeks ago, it would be a different story. sanford williams, thank you. i appreciate it. thank you for your time. thank you for having me. i really appreciate it. more social media reaction. what do we have? did i persuade anyone? mediocre white man with success and status already in hand wants legacy protections to remain. what an original thought. did you even hear the case i was trying to make? i acknowledge the legacy benefits that were provided to me. but i m paying it back. and those who go to a 39th anniversary instead of waiting for the 40th are the type that are so connected to that institution because their ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 19:49:00

Paradigm now, affirmative action served that same purpose. the fact that it s removed means you should look at other things. i think affirmative action was still there two weeks ago, it would be a different story. sanford williams, thank you. provacative. i really appreciate it. thank you for your time. thank you for having me. i really appreciate it. more social media reaction. what do we have? did i persuade anyone? mediocre white man with success and status already in hand wants legacy protections to remain. what an original thought. hey, dexter, did you even hear the case that i was trying to make? i acknowledge the legacy benefits that were provided to me. but i m paying it back. and those who go to a 39th anniversary instead of waiting for the 40th are the type that are so connect to do the institution because they re grateful for what it did for them in a way that others probably wouldn t be. still to come, more of your best and worst sial media comments. ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 13:43:00

Generation student who doesn t have a family connected to the institution. and he s right. i was once a legacy eadmission o lehigh, where my father obtained a masters degree and my brother graduated four years ahead of mel maine. i probably needed that boost to kpen sate for mediocre s.a.t.s. it all worked out for he. i got my act together thanks to a professor and i graduated. last month i attended reare union weekend where my own class celebrated the 39th anniversary of my graduation. my fraternity had a nice turn out. our 40th will be. that s me with my roommate of three years. here s shotgun that i observed. a high number of classmates who ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 19:44:00

I was not so fortunate. none of our four children followed in my footsteps. in retrospect, i think i oversold it. but many of my classmates with alumni children are exactly the type who come to a 39th anniversary instead of waiting for round numbers like the 40th much less the 50th. and guess what? they write checks. and they conduct alumni interviews and serve as perpetual ambassadors for their beloved institution. in short, they give back. that s the foundation of legacy admissions. the point is legacy admissions provide a life blood, financial, emotional, cultural, for colleges and universities that provide opportunities for many, including minorities. and if legacy admissions now get their time in the barrel, harm will be suffered not just by families that look like mine, but also by the families of one-time affirmative action beneficiaries, just when their sons and daughters might get the ....

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