The Justice Department accused Yale University of discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process after conducting a two-year investigation.
Two years after opening an investigation into Yale University's use of race in admissions, the Justice Department announced on Thursday that it found the university to have discriminated against white and Asian American applicants.Two years after opening an investigation into Yale University's use of race in admissions, the Justice Department announced on Thursday that it found the university to have discriminated against white and Asian American applicants.
"At Yale, we look at the whole person when selecting whom to admit among the many thousands of highly qualified applicants," the statement said."We take into consideration a multitude of factors, including their academic achievement, interests, demonstrated leadership, background, success in taking maximum advantage of their secondary school and community resources, and the likelihood that they will contribute to the Yale community and the world.
The Justice Department is alleging that Yale uses race at multiple steps of its admissions process, which multiplies the effect of race on an applicant's chances of getting in. It also said the school racially balances its classes. The Justice Department is demanding that Yale agree not to use race or national origin in its upcoming 2020-2021 admissions cycle. It also gives Yale an opportunity to propose a"narrowly tailored" plan for using race in future admissions cycles, pending DOJ approval."We are proud of Yale's admissions practices, and we will not change them on the basis of such a meritless, hasty accusation," the university said.
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