
When Bard Prison Initiative Students Debated Harvard
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Highlights from the debate between Bard Prison Initiative and Harvard teams.
When incarcerated students from the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Debate Union beat a team from Harvard, their victory made headlines around the world. BPI argued in favor of the proposition that “public schools should be allowed to deny admission to undocumented children.”
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When Bard Prison Initiative Students Debated Harvard
Clip | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
When incarcerated students from the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Debate Union beat a team from Harvard, their victory made headlines around the world. BPI argued in favor of the proposition that “public schools should be allowed to deny admission to undocumented children.”
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