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Harvard can use race as an admissions factor, at least for now

  • Written by Vinay Harpalani, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
A federal judge ruled that Harvad can continue to use race as one of many factors in its admission decisions.f11photo/Shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: A federal judge has upheld Harvard University’s use of race in college admissions, rejecting claims that the school discriminated against Asian Americans to admit more black and Hispanic...

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