The Department of Education has launched a civil rights probe into Harvard University’s policy on legacy admissions in what can be seen as the next step in the legal fight over U.S. college admissions. Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston-based nonprofit, filed a federal civil rights complaint earlier this month on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England. LCR said that the Education Department contacted the group on Monday about its request to open an investigation under Title VI into Harvard’s legacy admissions. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden has not directly supported eliminating legacy admissions. But after the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, he did argue that the college admissions process does not favor the working class.

Source: Huffington Post July 26, 2023 03:03 UTC