While the DOJ has claimed that Yale’s medical school discriminated against white and Asian applicants, critics say the evidence is insufficient.
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A growing contingent of students, faculty and alumni are demanding Yale University refuse to settle with the Trump administration, which is investigating the university’s admissions policies to determine whether it unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian students.
Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has investigated dozens of universities over alleged civil rights violations, threatening to cut federal funding for those found in violation. While some—most prominently, Harvard University—have refused to settle without a fight, others, including Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University, have made deals with the government.
Now it’s Yale’s turn to decide how to react, and faculty and students are worried the university will cave under pressure.
