The U.S. Department of Justice announced today (May 14) that Yale University School of Medicine has engaged in racial discrimination in its admissions process, favoring Black and Hispanic applicants while discriminating against Asian and White applicants, following a one-year investigation.

The investigation found that, under comparable academic backgrounds, Black applicants had up to 29 times higher chances of securing an interview than their Asian counterparts.

Previously, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine also received similar findings from a comparable investigation.

The Department’s May 14, 2026, report concluded that Yale School of Medicine systematically and intentionally favored Black and Hispanic applicants based on race during admissions, violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

When academic credentials were comparable, Black applicants were 29 times more likely to receive an interview than Asian applicants. Furthermore, data from Yale’s 2023–2025 matriculation cycle shows that admitted Black and Hispanic students typically had lower GPAs and MCAT scores, in stark contrast to admitted Asian and White applicants whose MCAT score medians were generally at or near the top percentile—though White applicants were also subjected to differential treatment in admissions standards.

The timing of these investigations coincides with the Trump administration, which has significantly increased oversight of higher education institutions. Currently, Stanford University, The Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego are also under investigation for similar issues.

The Department is currently seeking a “voluntary resolution agreement” with Yale University; if negotiations fail, legal action may be initiated.

The DOJ’s investigations into Yale and UCLA represent a fundamental reckoning by the American political and judicial systems against diversity practices in elite education. This not only challenges the admissions philosophies of top-tier institutions but also compels society at large to re-examine the complex relationship between “fairness” and “excellence,” with Asian Americans consistently positioned at the center of this ongoing conflict.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1865201268642880/

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