In one of the most closely watched lawsuits concerning affirmative action and higher education, a federal judge Tuesday ruled that Harvard could continue considering race in its admissions process in ...

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued a firm rebuke of Harvard College’s new admissions guidance banning alumni ...

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has slammed Harvard University's new admissions guidance, deeming it 'unlawful and ...

Sharply restricting how schools consider race will spark change and uncertainty. Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court ends affirmative action in higher education as we know it, even as it allows ...

Matthew R. Tobin ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Government and Economics in Winthrop House. More than 80 percent of Harvard’s students come from one small but privileged ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that consider a student's race for college admissions are unconstitutional. The court ...