The Department of Justice is suing Yale University over alleged discrimination against white and Asian-American applicants in the Ivy League school’s admissions process.
The lawsuit comes after a two-year review of Yale’s undergraduate admissions practices determined that the university has a “long-standing and ongoing” bias against “racially-disfavored applicants, including in particular Asian-American and White applicants” who are “domestic non-transfer” students. In an August letter (pdf), the DOJ demanded Yale to submit proposed changes in undergraduate admissions before Sept. 15, or expect a lawsuit.
