US Justice Department Accuses Yale Medical School of Discriminating Against White and Asian Applicants
The US Justice Department has accused the Yale School of Medicine of violating federal antidiscrimination laws by allegedly favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over more qualified white and Asian candidates. This action marks the second major medical school targeted by the Trump administration in eight days, following similar findings against UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated that Yale subverted a 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions by using holistic reviews and interviews as proxies to determine applicant ethnicity. The department claims data shows virtually no change in racial preferences post-ruling, indicating willful non-compliance. Yale defended its rigorous admissions process, asserting that admitted students demonstrate exceptional achievement. The investigation is part of a broader crackdown that includes probes into Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego, and a lawsuit against Harvard. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions over diversity initiatives in higher education, despite studies suggesting racial concordance between doctors and patients improves healthcare outcomes.
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