本期节目深入探讨美国高等教育中两项备受争议的录取政策——平权行动与传统录取。平权行动旨在通过将种族纳入录取考量，为历史上被边缘化的少数族裔提供平等机会；而传统录取则为校友子女提供优待，被批评者视为维护特权阶层的工具。 我们将回顾几起具有里程碑意义的最高法院案件，包括Bakke案（1978）、Grutter/Gratz案（2003）、Fisher案（2013/2016），直至近年引发广泛关注的SFFA诉哈佛大学及北卡罗来纳大学案，梳理这两项政策的法律演变脉络。 节目最后提出一个值得深思的问题：平权行动究竟是在帮助弱势群体实现社会流动，还是在无意间缔造了另一批新精英？ In this episode, we dive into two of the most contentious policies in U.S. higher education admissions — affirmative action and legacy admissions. While affirmative action seeks to level the playing field for historically marginalized minorities, legacy admissions have long been criticized for entrenching privilege among already-advantaged, predominantly white families. We walk through landmark Supreme Court cases — from Bakke (1978) and Grutter/Gratz (2003) to Fisher (2013/2016)and the recent SFFA v. Harvard & UNC rulings — tracing how the legal landscape has shifted over decades. We close with a thought-provoking question: Does affirmative action fulfill its founding promise of equity, or does it inadvertently build a new elite — simply more diverse, but elite nonetheless?