The Department of Justice has accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
A two-year civil rights investigation, in response to a complaint by Asian American groups, found that race was a factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year, officials said. It also found Asian American and white applicants have one-tenth to one-fourth the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with similar credentials.
In a letter sent to the university’s attorneys, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, who heads the DOJ’s civil rights division, said that the department has “determined that Yale violated, and is continuing to violate, Title VI.” Title VI of the 1965 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance. The Supreme Court has ruled that colleges that receive federal funds can consider an applicants’ race, along with other factors, but Yale’s use of race “is anything but limited,” the DOJ said. (abcnews.go.com)
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