The Justice Department and Education Department have opened an investigation into whether Yale University illegally discriminates against Asian-American applicants, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation marks an escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to challenge the longstanding consideration of race in the admissions decisions of elite colleges. Last year, the Justice Department opened a similar civil-rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 26, 2018 16:41 UTC