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DOJ accuses Yale Medical School of illegal race-based admissions

The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian and white applicants in its medical school admissions. An investigation found that race was considered, leading to higher admission chances for Black and Hispanic students despite lower academic metrics. The DOJ cited disparities in GPAs and test scores, noting that Black applicants had significantly higher odds of an interview than equally qualified Asian applicants. Yale maintains its admissions process is rigorous and will review the Justice Department's findings. AI

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RANK_REASON Governmental regulatory action against a major university concerning admissions policy. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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DOJ accuses Yale Medical School of illegal race-based admissions

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 · Dave Collins, The Associated Press ·

    DOJ accuses Yale of discriminating against Asian, white students with ‘race-based admissions program’

    “Yale’s use of race resulted in a Black applicant being as much as 29 times higher odds of getting an interview for admission," the DOJ letter says.