FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, students walk near the Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
A federal appeals court on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 has upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)BOSTON – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants.
In the latest decision, the judges concluded that Harvard’s admissions process passes legal muster and meets requirements previously created by the Supreme Court.
In close calls between students, some underrepresented students may get a “tip” in their favor, school officials say, but students’ race is never counted against them.