In this clip, Tyler Austin Harper and guest host John McWhorter discuss university admissions policies that incentivize students to engage in performances of their identity. In the ever-tightening race for admission into elite schools, Tyler and John agree, applicants who can fulfill universities' desire for a "diverse" student body stand a better chance. With explicit racial identification outlawed by last year's Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court decision, essays that play up students' identity-based struggles have become one of the only ways for applicants to signal their "diverse"...
