[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”W” font=”Ultra” background_color_class=”otw-no-background” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color”][/otw_shortcode_dropcap]hile the discussion of race and racism is front and center in the United States right now, Yale University is an example of the fine line being walked. The Department of Justice released serious findings that Yale is breaking the law with race at the heart of the matter. In its Press Release, the title explains it all: “Justice Department Finds Yale Illegally Discriminates Against Asians and Whites in Undergraduate Admissions in Violation of Federal Civil-Rights Laws.”
The Press Release, dated Thursday, notes the Department of Justice “today notified Yale University of its findings that Yale illegally discriminates against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process in violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.”
Finds are “the result of a two-year investigation in response to a complaint by Asian American groups concerning Yale’s conduct” the Press Release added. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division was quoted as saying, “there is no such thing as a nice form of race discrimination.” That “unlawfully dividing Americans into racial and ethnic blocs fosters stereotypes, bitterness, and division.”
Specifically, the investigation found Yale’s discrimination based “on race and national origin in its undergraduate admissions process” is so great, “Asian Americans and whites have only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials.”
“As a condition of receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funding, Yale expressly agrees to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” said the release. Title VI “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.”
Therefore, the Justice Department concluded its statement demanding “Yale agree not to use race or national origin in its upcoming 2020-2021 undergraduate admissions cycle.”
