Following the footsteps of its Ivy League peers, including Yale, Dartmouth and Brown, Harvard University announced that it is reinstating its standardized testing requirement in admissions beginning ...

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions, according to a group that alleges the practice is discriminatory. The department ...

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment by Harvard University. After threatening nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts at Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

Many of the top universities in the country use this preference in admissions. Harvard University's legacy admissions policy has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for ...

Harvard emerged mostly unscathed from its first application cycle since the fall of affirmative action, silencing critics who speculated the University’s recent controversies would deter students from ...

Harvard University is being investigated by the Department of Education regarding their legacy admissions process. The famous university is facing an investigation under Title VI of the Civil Rights ...

As colleges wrestle with fairness, equity, and social mobility, Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy remains a relic. Favoring alumni children undermines the meritocracy Harvard claims to ...

The Department of Education is opening up an investigation into Harvard University’s legacy admission practices after a civil rights group filed a federal complaint with the department’s Office of ...

Harvard University may still be able to use race in college admissions after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 that race-based admissions, ...

*Harvard University’s newly released admissions data highlights major demographic changes for the Class of 2029. These students entered in fall 2025 and are expected to graduate in 2029. Black student ...

WASHINGTON - A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly ...