DOJ sues Yale for considering race during admissions process

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Yale University accusing the school of race and national origin discrimination in its college admissions process.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, accuses Yale University of violating federal civil rights laws for “at least 50 years” by making admission decisions based on a candidate’s race.

It alleges the university uses an “oversized, standardless, intentional use of race” in its process which favors Black and Hispanic students.

DOJ alleges that Yale University’s practices place “undue and unlawful penalties on racially-disfavored applicants, including in particular most Asian and White applicants,” according to a press release.

“Instead of using race in a narrow, time-limited, and targeted manner to achieve specific and defined educational goals, Yale has institutionalized its use of racial preferences as a permanent feature of its admissions process and decisions,” the complaint said.

The DOJ argues that Yale University can instead create a diverse school body through considering “race-neutral alternatives,” such as socio-economic status and geographic location, and ending favoring of legacy admissions.

Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division said in a statement that “illegal race discrimination by colleges and universities must end.”

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