Student’s reject triggers Harvard probe

A complaint from an Indian-American student who was near the top of his high school Class but was rejected by both Harvard and Princeton universities has triggered an investigation by the US Education Department.

A complaint from an Indian-American student who was near the top of his high school Class but was rejected by both Harvard and Princeton universities has triggered an investigation by the US Education Department.

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The unnamed Indian-American student in California complained that the two universities discriminate against Asian-Americans in undergraduate admissions, according to a media Bloomberg report.

According to the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights the complaint was received Aug 22 and the allegations “accepted for investigation” January 11.