US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality

FBI accuses dozens in elite university admissions bribery case

False claims of sporting and academic abilities used to enter colleges including Yale and Stanford, say investigators

By Paul Basken

12 March

End of Harvard trial offers more questions than answers

Parties must wait for a ruling on affirmative action policies, with a Supreme Court judgment likely years away

By Paul Basken

2 November

Harvard trial spotlight shifts to alumni admissions advantages

If he had chosen to pursue the biggest factor in Harvard’s admissions discrimination – preferences for the white and wealthy – Michael Wang would have faced obstacles from alumni and the law alike

By Paul Basken

30 October

Powerful whites ‘chief beneficiaries’ of Harvard ‘discrimination’

Lawsuit by an Asian-American student challenging rejection reveals white students, not black applicants, to be the advantaged party

By Paul Basken

18 October

US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality

While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions

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US admissions bribes case exposes fine line of legality

While dozens are charged with fraud, ‘pay to play’ remains accepted practice at elite US institutions

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Related articles

FBI accuses dozens in elite university admissions bribery case

End of Harvard trial offers more questions than answers

Harvard trial spotlight shifts to alumni admissions advantages

Powerful whites ‘chief beneficiaries’ of Harvard ‘discrimination’

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Georgetown University

Harvard University

Princeton University

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