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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 ...
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

1,600 Harvard Alumni Petition to Reverse Restrictions on Admissions Interview Reports

More than 1,600 Harvard alumni signed a petition urging Harvard to rescind restrictions barring alumni interviewers from referencing an applicant’s race, ethnicity, or religion in their reports before ...