A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit by Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) against Harvard University, which alleged that the university discriminated against Asian American applicants by favoring Black and Hispanic candidates in its admissions process; Judge Allison D. Burrows upheld Harvard's admissions program as "very excellent" and noted that diversity fosters understanding, while SFFA plans to appeal the ruling, potentially bringing the case to the Supreme Court. #AffirmativeAction #DiversityInAdmissions #EqualOpportunity #US #JP
The Justice Department has concluded that the University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) medical school violated federal anti-discrimination laws by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over their white and Asian peers with lower qualifications, prompting increased pressure on the university to negotiate with the Trump administration amidst ongoing investigations into the admissions processes of several institutions. #HigherEducation #DiversityInAdmissions #CivilRights #US #CA