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On July 3, 2023, the Chica Project, African Community Economic Development of New England (ACEDONE), and Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) (collectively the “Complainants”) filed a.
help level the playing field for qualified applicants from historically underrepresented groups. now, another admissions policy is being targeted. one that arguably is had the opposite effect if affirmative action. it s the practice of legacy admission. when applicants get special preference in the emission process because their relatives go to the same school. applicants could also get special preferences that their family donates money to the school. legacy and donor base admissions are traditionally, disproportionately benefited wealthy and white students. this past week, a coalition of black and latino advocacy group spiraled of federal civil rights complaint against harvard university for its consideration of legacy and the admissions process. the complaint reads, quote, each year, harvard college grand special preference in its admission process to hundreds of mostly white students, not because of anything they have accomplished, but rather solely based on who the relatives are.
for civil rights, oren sellstrom. welcome to you, sir. have you received any indication from harvard that they are willing to do away with legacy preference in their admissions process? we have not heard from them directly, but what we know is that there is increasing pressure on them to do away with both legacy preferences and donor preferences. people across the political spectrum are outrage that this is a process and practice that continues to take place, and now we are asking the federal government to intervene as well. so the pressure is mounting on harvard, and we fully expect that we will, in time, whether voluntarily or involuntarily do away with these unfair and undeserved preferences. when do you expect the department of education to decide on whether to respond to your complaint? we hope that will be soon, president biden, in the days immediately following the