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RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN ADMISSIONS
US college diversity drops again as Trump ramps up scrutinyFor the second year after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action, most elite U.S. colleges report lower Black and Hispanic freshman en...15 Jan, 2026, 08.39 AM IST- Trump orders universities to submit race-based admissions dataPresident Trump signed a memorandum compelling universities to disclose admissions data, aiming to prevent race-based shaping of student bo...08 Aug, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
- Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaignThe Trump administration is investigating admissions policies at Stanford and three UC campuses for potential non-compliance with the Supre...28 Mar, 2025, 09.27 AM IST
- Why Ivy leagues have an Indian problem?In a recent interview, Malcolm Gladwell addressed the bias against Asian-American and Indian students in Ivy League admissions, particularl...01 Oct, 2024, 03.41 PM IST
- American college admissions rule: Affirmative action, it’s not a binaryThe US Supreme Court's recent decision against affirmative action dealt a final blow to race-conscious admissions. Though the case was brou...08 Jul, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
- Affirmative action in USA: What is it? All you may want to knowAffirmative action has been making headlines after the US Supreme Court announced a landmark judgement against affirmative action policies ...30 Jun, 2023, 09.27 PM IST
- What the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action means for US collegesColleges and universities that take race into consideration have said they do so as part of a holistic approach that reviews every aspect o...30 Jun, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
- Biden calls on US colleges to consider adversity during admission processThe court struck down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, in a sharp set...29 Jun, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
- View: US colleges are discriminating against Asian Americans. This bias must be fixed"It is shocking that supposed progressives brazenly promote anti-Asian discrimination just to create more space for African American studen...18 May, 2021, 11.42 PM IST
- Harvard's 'expansive use of race' in admission violates civil rights law: US Supreme Court toldThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2017 launched an investigation into Harvard's admission process after a complaint of discrimination w...26 Feb, 2020, 01.05 PM IST
- Harvard to defend practices as Asian-American bias trial endsHarvard, which is based in Cambridge in Massachusetts, denies the allegations and says its approach to promoting student body diversity is ...02 Nov, 2018, 09.55 PM IST
- Harvard University accused of racially discriminating against Asian-American studentsThe 388-year-old institution is being sued by Students for Fair Admissions, an action group, for discriminating against Asian applicants, t...17 Jun, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
- US govt calls for release of Harvard's admission dataThe Department of Justice's call comes in the context of a lawsuit filed by Students for Fair Admissions alleging discrimination against As...07 Apr, 2018, 11.30 AM IST
- Indian-American groups allege discrimination by Yale University, two other institutionsA coalition of more than 130 Asian- American organisations, including two Indian-American groups, have sought an investigation into admissi...24 May, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
- US authorities dismiss Asians' complaint against Harvard UniversityUS Department of Education has dismissed a complaint filed against Harvard University that accused it of discriminating against Asian-origi...10 Jul, 2015, 08.04 PM IST
- Indian, Asian groups challenge Harvard admission practicesFour Indian-American groups are among a coalition of 64 organisations that have filed a complaint against Harvard University and other Ivy ...16 May, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
- Indian student alleges discrimination at Harvard, PrincetonThe department's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint it received in August that Harvard rejected an Asian-American candida...06 Feb, 2012, 03.22 PM IST
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