As colleges wrestle with fairness, equity, and social mobility, Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy remains a relic. Favoring alumni children undermines the meritocracy Harvard claims to ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment by Harvard University. After threatening nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts at Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

In one of the most closely watched lawsuits concerning affirmative action and higher education, a federal judge Tuesday ruled that Harvard could continue considering race in its admissions process in ...

The term Ivy League refers to a group of prestigious academic institutions. It conjures up images of elitism, selectivity, and academic excellence. What many people may not know is that it's also an ...

A judge has ruled in favor of Harvard University in a high-profile court case centered on whether the school's admissions process forces Asian Americans to clear a higher bar to get in. Federal ...

Harvard University — and possibly Princeton — will file a brief with the Supreme Court next month supporting the University of Michigan policy that considers race as a factor in admissions, officials ...