The Departments of Justice and Education have opened an investigation into Yale University’s admission practices to determine if the school has been illegally discriminating against Asian-American applicants, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The Justice Department opened a similar investigation into Harvard University for similar allegations last year, and a lawsuit has been filed against Harvard that goes to trial next month. The Justice Department supported the group in a court filing last month that read, in part, “Harvard’s race-based admissions process significantly disadvantages Asian-American applicants compared to applicants of other racial groups — including both white applicants and applicants from other racial minority groups.”
