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A number of other Asian American groups have submitted amicus briefs in support of race-conscious admissions policies and Harvard. They include the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, representing itself and 44 other Asian American groups and higher education faculty, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles ...
Asian American enrollment at Columbia and Brown rose following the affirmative action ruling, while it decreased at Yale and Princeton. Harvard remained the same.
Schools have scrambled to react to the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending the use of affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. ... whether Asian Americans and white ...
A court case about applicants to Harvard has raised questions about Asian Americans, and it seeks to divide minorities from one another A Lawsuit Seeks to Erase Harvard Applicants’ Racial Identity.
President and Fellows of Harvard College. Specifically, Harvard University was sued in 2018 for allegedly downgrading Asian-Americans' application scores in order to reduce amount of admission. [12] The United States Justice Department later stated that Harvard did not demonstrate that they did not discriminate during admissions based on race. [13]
The lawsuit against UNC-Chapel Hill alleged discrimination against Asian American and white applicants. The Harvard case revealed that Harvard gave a “personal” rating to its applicants, and that Asian American applicants had higher academic scores than other applicants but a lower “personal” rating than other applicants. [16]
A Boston federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Harvard University's admissions process does not intentionally discriminate against prospective Asian American students.
The school said the percentage of Asian-American students admitted has grown from 17% to 21% in a decade while Asian-Americans represent around 6% of the U.S. population. [168] The lawsuit against Harvard was heard in Boston federal court in October 2018.