The US Department of Justice on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school—the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal agency this month.
In a letter to a lawyer for Yale, Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said a justice department investigation found that Black and Hispanic students have a much higher chance of admission to the medical school than white or Asian students, despite having lower grade-point averages and lower test scores.
“Yale has continued its race-based admissions program despite the supreme court and the public’s clear mandate for reform,” Dhillon said in a statement. “This department will continue to shed light on these illegal practices, and demand that institutions of higher education comply with federal law.”
