In the prosecution statement, the organization said that Harvard University artificially limited the number of Asian students when enrolling new students, which increased the admission rate of applicants from other ethnic groups. White, Latino and African-American applicants were taken care of artificially, and many better Asian students were rejected.
This behavior violates the provisions of Supreme Court 20 13: to terminate the admission policy of "racial orientation". The plaintiff "fair admission for college students" also compared this "disgusting" behavior with the discrimination against Jews in American universities in the early 20th century.
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In response to the lawsuit, Harvard University denied discrimination in the admission process in the subsequent media statement, saying that "the school made the admission decision by comprehensively considering the students' academic level, ability, specialty and family background, which is in full compliance with the current laws.
The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 17 commented that the suspicion of racial discrimination has always existed in the admission process of top schools. This time, Harvard University and the defendant went to court, which may have a national demonstration effect, and other famous schools will be similarly accused.
Many federal states in the United States stipulate that racial discrimination in public services and public education is illegal. To a great extent, this guarantees the equal right of minority students to receive education, but it also causes some social organizations to question the "reverse racial discrimination" advocated by such laws.
People's Daily Online-Harvard was accused of "discriminating against Asians" when it was admitted, just as it discriminated against Jews.