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...this review OCR first sought to determine whether Asian American were admitted to Harvard at a significantly lower rate than whites. If true, we would then seek to explain why the disparity existed, and whether any explanations, or the admissions process itself, indicated discrimination against Asian Americans, in violation of Title VI. Included in our review was an examination of the alleged quota issue, and also the general treatment of Asian Americans in the admissions process...
...found that of the 989 Summary Sheets from Asian American applicant files, only 189 or approximately 19.1 percent had been read by the Asian American ethnic reader. OCR's review of the Summary Sheets, therefore, did not support Harvard's initial contention that the ethnic reader reads "most" of the Asian American applicants, or that she reads "all" or nearly all of the Vietnamese and Filipino applicants. OCR observed several applicants who were noted by the reader as Vietnamese refugees or of Filipino heritage, for whom there was not evidence of the ethnic read. Additionally, most of the Asian American...
However, Harvard indicated that the Asian American ethnic reader was assigned to dockets and sits on subcommittees which included over half of all Asian American applicants. Consequently, Harvard asserts that in addition to those applicant files in which OCR found evidence of the Asian American ethnic read, the Asian ethnic reader reviews files and participates in discussions at subcommittee and full committee meetings on many more Asian American applicants for which there is no written evidence of her input...
...brief hearing yesterday afternoon, Judge Douglas P. Woodlock, Jr., instructed Assistant U.S. Attorney Judith Yogman to tell the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) not to turn any more documents over to Harvard until the Crimson's request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) could be processed...
Crimson Senior Editor Joshua A. Gerstein '91-'92 submitted a FOIA request in November, 1988 for all documents pertaining to the compliance review. The newspaper filed suit after learning that the OCR was planning to return data tapes and other information to the University, despite the FOIA request...