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This R&D covers the controversy surrounding Harvard University’s affirmative action policy. The school’s affirmative action program is facing a legal challenge after a plantiff alleges that they were denied admission because the university does not want to increase the share of Asian Americans on its campus. The suit alleges that the university’s affirmative action policy fosters intentional discrimination thereby violating federal civil rights law. The lawsuit is the first to challenge a private university’s affirmative action program in court. Proponents of affirmative action argue that the lawsuit is merely a roundabout way for conservatives to end affirmative action programs nationwide.
Affirmative action #Harvard under fire http://t.co/NeJlnAT8g6
— Sarah Kessler (@SarahRKessler) December 2, 2014
Affirmative Action Lawsuits Filed Against Harvard & UNC for practicing discrimination in admissions. http://t.co/zEueznvX4E via @JBHEdotcom
— Cynthia Marie (@cynmarieMBA) December 1, 2014
Awkward: Harvard is being sued for their affirmative action policies because they disadvantage Asian Americans http://t.co/aw5dnycmiz
— Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon) November 26, 2014