Harvard Wins Apple, Twitter Backing on Use of Race in Admissions
- Companies say they need diverse staffs or will be ‘irrelevant’
- Legal battle likely to reach newly conservative Supreme Court
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Intel Corp., Apple Inc. and Amgen Inc. are among more than a dozen companies supporting Harvard University in a fierce legal battle that could shape the use of race in college admissions for decades to come.
The nation’s oldest university is fighting a challenge by Edward Blum, a staunch foe of affirmative action who seeks to stop it from weighing race in student selection altogether. Having lost last year, he appealed in February and, if defeated again, is almost certain to seek a review by the newly conservative Supreme Court.