Pennsylvania universities accused of discriminating against Asian, white students

Four Pennsylvania state universities are facing a civil rights complaint filed Tuesday for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white ...

Joe Rogan discusses colleges’ alleged discrimination against Asians on podcast

On the Nov. 15 episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” host Joe Rogan and guest Jeff Dye discussed the perceived strong work ethic of Asian p...

Harvard dean unhappy with impact of SCOTUS ruling on admissions

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana expressed disappointment over the university’s inability to consider race in admissions, stating, ...

Thomas Jefferson High School falls to No. 14 in national rankings

Virginia-based Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ), once ranked as the top public high school in the U.S., dropped ...

Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Stanford sees surge in Asian enrollment after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in 2023 that ended race-conscious admissions, several top universities have reported shifts in their s...

Court revives suit alleging anti-Asian student bias in NYC school admissions

A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit alleging that changes to New York City’s admissions process for selective public high schools ...

Princeton, Yale, Duke challenged over Asian enrollment drops

The group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which successfully sued Harvard to end affirmative action in admissions, is now challenging u...

Harvard’s Asian American enrollment stays the same after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

The percentage of Asian American student enrollment at Harvard remained unchanged at 37% for the Class of 2028, the same as last year, follo...

Brown, UNC, Amherst sees more Asian American students after SCOTUS affirmative action decision

Following the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling against affirmative action, three more institutions — Brown University, the University ...

Yale, Princeton sees drop in Asian American students after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

Yale and Princeton universities’ Class of 2028, the first admitted after the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action in Jun...

MIT sees rise in Asian American students after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has seen a significant shift in the demographics of its incoming class, with an increase in ...

US law schools see increase in Asian applicants

Asian applicants to American law schools have increased by 6.1% this year, according to new data from the Law School Admission Council. Mean...

The Princeton Review’s controversial college admissions advice for Asian students sparks debate

A controversial tip from the second edition of The Princeton Review’s “Cracking College Admissions” that advises applicants with “Asian-soun...

Group suing Pfizer over alleged anti-Asian, anti-white program loses appeal

The Virginia-based nonprofit accusing Pfizer of discriminating against Asian and white applicants for a coveted fellowship program has lost ...

Federal judge rules minority business agency must also assist white people

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), created 55 years ago to assist minority-owned busin...

Bay Area teen rejected by 16 colleges is hired by Google instead

Stanley Zhong, an 18-year-old high school graduate, has been hired by Google after being rejected by 16 colleges out of the 18 he applied to...

West Point sued over race-conscious admissions policy

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a conservative group that successfully won its Supreme Court lawsuit against Harvard and the University...

Law group asks Supreme Court to hear new race-based admissions case at elite high school

The group alleges the school’s new admissions plan was designed to “achieve the same results as overt racial discrimination” ...

Asian American students less likely to be accepted to universities than white applicants: study

Asian Americans are less likely to be accepted to colleges or universities than white applicants, according to a recent study published by t...

Coalition of Asian American Student Organizations denounces SCOTUS affirmative action ruling in letter

The Coalition of Asian American Student Organizations (CAASO) released a letter expressing its opposition to the Supreme Court’s decis...

Watch: Asian American student defends his stance against affirmative action in interview

“To have a blanket policy where everybody’s race is considered, regardless of individual circumstances, I don’t think that...

Asians who celebrated SCOTUS decision on affirmative action get attacked on social media

“I told my daughter that today is a big day. They’ve ended affirmative action,” tweets Asian Wave Alliance President Yiatin Chu ...

Supreme Court kills affirmative action in college admissions

The Supreme Court today struck down affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC), ending a n...

Study: Most Asian Americans agree with affirmative action, but not for college admissions

Only one in five Asian adults believe race and ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions decisions, according to a new study from t...

Asian American student with 1590 SAT score blames affirmative action for rejections from 6 colleges

An Asian American student from Florida with a 1590 SAT score who was rejected from six elite universities has joined the Supreme Court case ...

Elite high school’s admission policy did not discriminate against Asian Americans, Virginia court rules

A Virginia federal court has ruled that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJHSST) admission policy aimed at student...

More Philadelphia universities voice support for affirmative action

A growing number of Pennsylvania-based institutions are voicing their support for affirmative action in colleges and universities.  Muhlenbe...

Student with 2 published books, 4.2 GPA and 1560 SAT score rejected by Harvard, MIT, Yale and Princeton

A high school student with two successful books, a 4.2 GPA, an SAT score of 1560 out of 1600 and a slew of other accolades was purportedly r...

Harvard admits record number of Asian American applicants amid SCOTUS affirmative action fight

Amid allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process, Harvard University welcomed its largest proportion of Asian Ameri...

Selective colleges lose diversity with affirmative action ban, study finds

A ban on race-conscious admissions practices in selective colleges would threaten the racial and ethnic diversity of their student bodies, a...

Columbia becomes first Ivy League school to end standardized testing for admissions

Columbia University has scrapped its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate applicants, becoming the first Ivy League institutio...

Loyola University Chicago drops race criteria for ‘diverse’ surgery internship program

Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine has reportedly removed racial requirements from an internship program that appeared t...

Amid anti-Asian and anti-white claims, Pfizer amends fellowship to allow applicants ‘regardless’ of race

Pfizer reportedly amended its criteria for a coveted fellowship program accused of discriminating against Asian and white applicants. The “q...

Most Americans remain opposed to affirmative action, new poll reveals

The majority of respondents in a recent public opinion poll revealed that they do not agree with affirmative action. The results of the poll...

Virginia governor seeks probe into delayed notice of academic awards at US’ top high school

Before you read: US’ top high school hid over 1,200 students’ academic achievement in the name of ‘equity’ Supreme Court declines to block t...

UNC-Chapel Hill removes racial criterion for fellowship program limited to BIPOC amid civil rights complaint

After a civil rights complaint, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) removed a fellowship program criterion th...