Justice Department says Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions
- The Justice Department accused Duke University's law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions.
- The department stated that Duke administrators used factors like personal essays as proxies for race.
- Duke Law School is reviewing the findings letter and aims to comply with the law.
- The DOJ highlighted that Black or Hispanic applicants were more likely to be admitted than white or Asian applicants with similar credentials.
- The department is seeking to reach a settlement with Duke Law.
The Justice Department on Thursday accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions.
In a findings letter to the school, the department said that while administrators paid lip service to being race-neutral in admissions, they used other factors as stand-ins for race, including personal essays and whether someone was a first-generation college student.
The Durham, North Carolina, school said in an emailed statement it was reviewing the letter and is committed to following the law 'in a manner that is consistent with our academic mission.'
The department said it was seeking to reach a settlement with Duke Law.
美国司法部称杜克大学法学院在招生中非法考虑种族
美国司法部于周四指控杜克大学法学院在招生中非法考虑种族，这是特朗普政府针对高等教育机构的最新行动。
在给学校的调查函中，该部门表示，尽管管理人员口头上声称在招生中保持种族中立，但他们使用了其他因素作为种族的替代标准，包括个人论文和申请者是否为第一代大学生。
位于北卡罗来纳州达勒姆的该学校在一份电子邮件声明中表示，它正在审查该函件，并致力于以与其学术使命相一致的方式遵守法律。
该部门表示，它正在寻求与杜克法学院达成和解。