Affirmative Action Falls: Inside the Protests at Harvard and Washington D.C.
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Affirmative Action Falls: Inside the Protests at Harvard and Washington D.C.

National Winner, 2024 Associated Collegiate Press Podcast of the Year | Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Conversational Podcast

Fights erupted in Washington D.C. and at Harvard when affirmative action fell. In the crowds, a dozen Harvard student journalists set out to find what the protests — the fights, the fears — were really about.

Dozens of interviews. 10+ hours of tape. A look inside Harvard, from the students who saw it all.

Host Frank S. Zhou '26 joins half a dozen reporters to track down what exactly happened when affirmative action fell. Here's how it went down.

National Press Club press conference footage in this episode comes from C-SPAN.

Creators and Guests

Frank S. Zhou
Host
Frank S. Zhou
Founding Host and Co-Producer, Newstalk at The Harvard Crimson (heard in all 50 states, 110+ countries, 2024 ACP National Podcast of the Year)
Austin H. Wang
Guest
Austin H. Wang
Sciences Reporter, The Harvard Crimson
Bea Wall-Feng
Composer
Bea Wall-Feng
Magazine Writer, The Harvard Crimson
Cam E. Kettles
Guest
Cam E. Kettles
Central Administration Reporter, The Harvard Crimson (Formerly: Labor Reporter, The Harvard Crimson)
Julian J. Giordano
Editor
Julian J. Giordano
Multimedia Chair, The Harvard Crimson
Michelle N. Amponsah
Guest
Michelle N. Amponsah
College Administration Reporter, The Harvard Crimson (Formerly: Admissions and Financial Aid Reporter, The Harvard Crimson)
Miles J. Herszenhorn
Guest
Miles J. Herszenhorn
Central Administration Reporter, The Harvard Crimson
Neil Shah
Guest
Neil Shah
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Administration reporter, The Harvard Crimson (Formerly: Harvard Law School Reporter, The Harvard Crimson)
Sami E. Turner
Guest
Sami E. Turner
Design Chair and Reporter, The Harvard Crimson
Sammy P. Goldston
Guest
Sammy P. Goldston
Cambridge City Government Reporter, The Harvard Crimson