The Justice Department weighed in yesterday in an ongoing case against Harvard University, accusing the school of illegally discriminating against Asian-Americans. (TheBlaze)
Advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions initially filed the suit against Harvard in 2014. SFFA, which was founded by conservative legal strategist Edward Blum, argues on its website that “racial classifications and preferences in college admissions are unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional.”
SFFA’s lawsuit alleges that Harvard discriminates against Asian-Americans in its acceptance process, claiming that an Asian-American male applicant, who has a 25 percent chance of making the cut, would have a 35 percent chance if he were white, a 75 percent chance if he were Hispanic, and a 95 percent chance of admission if hewere black.
The plaintiffs claim that students of Asian-American descent are unfairly and disproportionately “rated down” for subjective reasons under Harvard’s admissions system, in spite of having stronger academic and extra-curricular credentials than other applicants.
Last month, the Trump administration announced it would be scrapping Obama-era policies that encouraged universities to consider race in admissions.
Still, Harvard seems determined to keep its affirmative action policies in place.
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