DOJ accuses Yale medical school admissions of illegal race-based considerations
TL;DR
The Justice Department alleges Yale School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions, finding Black and Hispanic applicants had substantially higher odds of admission than similarly qualified white or Asian applicants despite lower GPAs and MCATs; the agency seeks a voluntary resolution or potential court action, while Yale defends its holistic process and says it will review the letter.
- Justice Department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions AP News
- Justice Dept. Accuses Yale Medical School of Discriminating Against White and Asian Applicants The New York Times
- U.S. DOJ says Yale School of Medicine discriminated based on race in admissions NBC Connecticut
- US DOJ says Yale medical school admissions favor Black and Hispanic students Yahoo
- DOJ says Yale medical school discriminated against Asian, White applicants The Washington Post
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