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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

Harvard Bans Alumni Interviewers From Writing About Applicants’ Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin

Harvard has warned alumni interviewers not to include any information about an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or national origin in their written evaluations this admissions cycle — or risk seeing their ...
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 ...