Source: BBC News
Affirmative action – a touchstone of the US culture wars – is back in the headlines after a claim the justice department was considering a plan to sue campuses with race-conscious admissions programmes.
The federal agency denied reports that it might file lawsuits against any colleges and universities perceived to discriminate against white applicants.
The justice department said it was actually trying to resolve a complaint – left unresolved by the Obama administration – alleging bias against Asian-Americans in higher education admissions.
The story reopened the debate over allegations that a policy designed to increase diversity in academia has been unfair to certain students.
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