US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions
Summary
The US Department of Justice accused Yale University’s medical school of illegally using race to decide admissions. Officials said Black and Hispanic students had a better chance of admission than equally or better qualified white and Asian students, violating federal law that bans racial discrimination.Key Facts
- The Justice Department sent a letter to Yale saying its medical school favors Black and Hispanic applicants over white and Asian applicants.
- The department said Yale’s admissions gave Black students up to 29 times higher chance of interviews than similar Asian applicants.
- This investigation follows a recent Supreme Court ban on affirmative action in college admissions.
- The Justice Department is seeking a voluntary agreement with Yale but can take legal action if needed.
- Similar accusations were made against UCLA’s medical school last week.
- Yale’s admissions consider race through a “holistic” process, which the Justice Department says covers illegal racial preferences.
- Yale had argued in court that without race consideration, diversity would suffer, but the Justice Department said diversity remained the same.
- A group of Democratic attorneys general is suing to challenge the policy forcing schools to prove they do not use race in admissions.
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