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Harvard’s new guidelines ban race references in alumni interviews, NAACP LDF calls the policy unlawful

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has issued a formal rebuke of Harvard University over new admissions guidance that bars alumni interviewers from referencing an applicant’s race in written ...
The Boston Globe

Harvard tells alumni interviewers not to note applicants’ race, ethnicity in evaluations, handbook says

Harvard University is directing alumni who interview applicants to the Ivy League school to avoid mentioning candidates’ race or ethnicity in their written evaluations, according to a handbook. The ...
The Harvard Crimson

What Harvard Won’t Let Interviewers Say

Harvard’s commitment to holistic admissions now rings a lot more hollow. This admissions cycle, Harvard has instructed alumni interviewers to avoid any mention of an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or ...
International Business Times

Harvard Bans Alumni from Mentioning Applicants’ Race or Religion in Admissions Reports

Harvard in Cambridge, MA. The university now advises alumni interviewers to omit race, ethnicity, and religion from evaluations amid rising legal and political pressure. Harvard University has ...
The Harvard Crimson

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Blasts Harvard’s New Alumni Interview Guidelines in Letter to Garber

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued a firm rebuke of Harvard College’s new admissions guidance banning alumni interviewers from writing about race, calling the change “unlawful and ...