Overview
- The Department of Justice concluded a yearlong probe in May that found Yale School of Medicine intentionally used race in admissions and reported large disparities in interview and admission odds.
- Yale confirmed in mid-July that it is negotiating a possible voluntary resolution with the DOJ and that separate investigations are pending into admissions at Yale College and Yale Law School.
- The university says it has changed admissions guidance to make academic strength the predominant factor in holistic review and to comply with federal rules.
- Faculty, students and the Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors have demanded transparency, warned against a quick settlement, and said the AAUP is reviewing legal options including litigation.
- The case fits a wider DOJ enforcement effort that opened probes of 15 other medical schools and follows recent university settlements that required reporting and penalties, which could reshape how elite campuses handle race after the Supreme Court rulings.