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Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

  1. October 26, 2018

    Yellen No Pro On Harvard Admissions Data, Expert Testifies

    The star expert witness for the group suing Harvard University over its affirmative action admissions policies defended his findings that Asian-American applicants are penalized for their ethnicity despite criticism from fellow economists, including former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, as he testified Friday morning in federal court.

  2. October 25, 2018

    Harvard Data Reveals Asian 'Penalty,' Expert Testifies

    Asian-Americans face a statistically significant penalty and discriminatory treatment as a result of their race when applying to Harvard University, a star expert witness said Thursday in testimony for the group suing over the prestigious university's affirmative action admissions policies.

  3. October 24, 2018

    Judge Queries Bias Data As Ex-Harvard Researcher Testifies

    The federal judge tasked with deciding whether Harvard University intentionally discriminates against Asian-American applicants questioned a university researcher on whether a 2013 internal report showed a negative effect for being Asian in the Ivy League school's admissions process, as the potentially wide-ranging affirmative action trial continued Wednesday.

  4. October 23, 2018

    Race-Blind Harvard Class Is Lower Rated, Deans Testify

    Adopting an admissions model that favors a boost for poorer students instead of considering race in order to achieve diversity would result in a Harvard University class that is rated lower academically, according to a pair of the Ivy League school's deans who testified Tuesday in the landmark affirmative action trial.

  5. October 22, 2018

    Harvard Can Be Diverse Without Using Race, Expert Testifies

    Harvard University can achieve both racial diversity and a higher degree of socioeconomic and geographic diversity if it stopped considering race in its admissions process, according to testimony Monday by an expert for Students for Fair Admissions, a group suing the school claiming its race-conscious process discriminates against Asian-American applicants.

  6. October 19, 2018

    Harvard Trial Delves Into Email Warnings On Admissions Data

    Harvard officials were cautioned against trumpeting the school's admissions boost for low-income students in 2013 because doing so would call attention to more "controversial" data about whether Asian-Americans faced discrimination in the process, according to emails discussed Friday in the closely watched trial.

  7. October 18, 2018

    Harvard Officials Testify They Don't Use Racial Quotas

    An applicant's race can factor into admission to Harvard University, but the Ivy League school has never used "quotas" or "floors" in its bid to achieve a diverse campus, admissions officials testified Thursday on the fourth day of a bench trial in a case accusing the school of discriminating against Asian-Americans.

  8. October 16, 2018

    Race-Blind Admissions Harm Students, Harvard Dean Testifies

    Harvard's longtime dean of admissions testified that a study by the university's own expert shows eliminating race from the student application process would result in more Asian-American students being admitted — but would lessen the quality of their education — as testimony continued Tuesday in the closely watched Boston bench trial.

  9. October 15, 2018

    Landmark Harvard Admissions Trial Begins In Boston

    A group of Asian American applicants rejected by Harvard University said the school's admissions process has a statistically significant "Asian penalty" that benefits other racial groups, while the university insisted its process is fair, thorough and in line with U.S. Supreme Court precedent, as a closely watched bench trial began Monday in Boston.

  10. October 04, 2018

    Diverse Group Of Harvard Students Can Testify At Bias Trial

    A small, diverse group of Harvard College students and alumni can testify against claims that the prestigious school discriminates against Asian-American undergraduate applicants, receiving the blessing of a Massachusetts federal judge who will preside over the imminent bench trial.

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