Word: ocr
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...report was issued by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in response to a complaint filed by Mark Stonecypher, a white student who did not get into Harvard...
...fact, "the University considers the applications of hundreds and sometimes more than 1,000 applicants who apply after the application deadline," according to a memo by OCR Branch Chief Ralph D'Amico...
...OCR report concluded that Harvard did not discriminate against Stonecypher...
...University's policy of taking anapplicant's background and personal experienceinto account in making admissions decisions is notdiscriminatory, the report said. Fitzsimmons saidthe University had no doubt the OCR would find inits favor...
...OCR, detailing a lengthy probe into theCollege's admissions practices towardsAsian-Americans, disputed the Harvard's claim thatit emphasizes athletics on par with otherextracurriculars...