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By now, most students who applied to college for the fall semester have received their decisions, bringing a mix of emotions. For many, especially those turned away from top-choice schools, the admissions process can feel arbitrary and even unfair.
In this No Jargon podcast episode, education researcher Julie J. Park (University of Maryland) draws on her book, “Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era," to break down what’s changed for college applicants since the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision restricting race-conscious admissions.
Park also explores the uneven return of standardized testing and how policy shifts are reshaping who gets into selective colleges and what schools can still do to make the process more fair.
🎧 Listen to the episode via the link in the comments. 🔗 ⤵️
04/01/2026
Americans are struggling to navigate a broken health care system.
For health policy scholar Miranda Yaver (University of Pittsburgh), research is not meant to sit quietly behind journal paywalls. She believes it should move into government offices, newsrooms, classrooms, and everyday conversations with people navigating the American health care system.
Driven by that belief, Yaver co-leads the SSN Central Pennsylvania chapter, engages legislators and hospital systems, and helps other scholars bring their work into public debate.
🔗 Learn how she is turning research into real-world impact via the link in the comments. ⤵️
Under RFK Jr.'s "Make America Health Again," , agenda, the federal government aims to dictate what Americans eat.
In this No Jargon episode, nutrition policy researcher Pasquale Rummo of NYU Grossman School of Medicine breaks down what the debate about ultra-processed foods is all about and how Americans' diets, especially for those who rely on SNAP, are shaped by both choice and policy.
🎧 Listen to the full episode via the link in the comments. ⤵️
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