The Education and Justice departments are investigating whether Yale University discriminates against Asian American applicants. (Stan Godlewski/For The Washington Post)The Education and Justice departments are investigating whether Yale University discriminates against Asian American applicants, expanding a probe of admissions practices to a second elite university. The action follows a Justice Department investigation of Harvard University and is fresh evidence the Trump administration is casting a skeptical eye on the affirmative action and admissions policies of elite universities. “The Department of Justice takes extremely seriously any potential violation of an individual’s constitutional rights,” department spokeswoman Kelly Laco said. The Trump administration is approaching affirmative action much differently than the administration of President Barack Obama, whose administration argued in favor of certain programs.

Source: Washington Post September 26, 2018 17:16 UTC