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Justice Dept. drops suit accusing Yale of discriminating against white, Asian applicants
https://www.wnd.com/2021/02/justice-dept...ian-applicants/
School is 'gratified' by DOJ's decision
WND News Services By WND News Services
Published February 4, 2021 at 12:04pm

(CNBC) – The Department of Justice on Wednesday dropped a case against Yale University in which it alleged that the Ivy League institution was discriminating against White and Asian applicants in its admissions process.

The decision, announced in a filing in federal district court in Connecticut, marks a reversal from the Justice Department's stance under former President Donald Trump, whose administration opposed education policies geared toward increasing racial diversity. President Joe Biden had made racial equity a top priority of his administration.

Yale had denied the allegations that its admissions practices were discriminatory. In a statement, spokeswoman Karen Peart said that the school was "gratified" by the DOJ's decision.

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