Justice Dept. investigating Harvard over affirmative action policies
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department is actively investigating Harvard University's use of race in its admissions policies and has concluded the school is "out of compliance" with federal law, according to documents obtained by CNN.
Last year, the US Supreme Court ruled that race can be one among many factors universities use in making admission decisions, but the Justice Department's battle with Harvard could potentially spark the first major test of the Trump administration's stance on affirmative action.
Two letters from the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division indicate that Harvard has challenged the department's authority to investigate, and further state that if the school fails to provide documents to the department by December 1, the agency may file a lawsuit against the school.
The Justice Department's interest in Harvard's policies stems from a 2015 federal complaint that accuses the school of discriminating against Asian-Americans in admissions. When The New York Times reported in August that the Justice Department was looking for lawyers to work on "possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions," the department said that the posting was related to an ongoing case rolled over from the Obama administration.
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By Laura Jarrett, CNN
Updated 1554 GMT (2354 HKT) November 21, 2017
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/21/politics/harvard-affirmative-action-justice-department/index.html
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