A year-long federal investigation into student admissions practices at Yale School of Medicine determined that the institution intentionally selected black and Hispanic applicants over higher-achieving whites and Asians, the Department of Justice announced today.
The department stated that the Ivy League school used “racial proxies” to circumvent the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming that, in accordance with existing Civil Rights laws, colleges and universities cannot consider an applicant’s race in admissions decisions.
“Proxies” can include addresses, indicators of income or socioeconomic status, interviews, or personal essays in place of prior practices where applicants checked a box to note race or ethnicity….