Harvard Faces Federal Probe Over Legacy Admissions Complaint

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43% : They say Harvard's use of so-called legacy preferences violates a law that prohibits all educational institutions from receiving federal funding if they discriminate on the basis "of race, color or national origin in any programs or activity."Read More: Defiant Harvard Hunts New Model to Keep Diversity After DefeatColleges are under increasing pressure to keep campuses diverse in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's June ruling against affirmative action that named Harvard and the University of North Carolina as defendants.

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