The Harvard Trial: What We Learned This Week and What’s Ahead

  • Plaintiff argues college ‘buried’ its own, damning research
  • Dean of admissions grilled; meanwhile, where are the students?

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Four years after a group called Students For Fair Admissions, backed by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, sued Harvard College for bias against Asian-Americans in admissions, the case finally arrived in federal court in Boston on Monday.

Here’s the situation, and below are some highlights of the trial so far.