This Activist Group Exposes Harvard's Dirty Secret

LCR claims that legacy admissions unfairly favor White applicants, and this move comes shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard's race-based affirmative action practices were unconstitutional.

LCR's executive director, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, expressed his concerns about the practice, stating, "Why are we rewarding children for privileges and advantages accrued by prior generations?

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Your family's last name and the size of your bank account are not a measure of merit and should have no bearing on the college admissions process."

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Harvard University declined to comment on the complaint in a statement released on Monday.

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However, the university did reaffirm its commitment to diversity and inclusivity, stating, "Last week, the University reaffirmed its commitment to the fundamental principle that deep and transformative teaching, learning, and research depend upon a community comprising people of many backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences.

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As we said, in the weeks and months ahead, the University will determine how to preserve our essential values, consistent with the Court's new precedent."

LCR has submitted the civil rights complaint through the Department of Education, seeking to address what they perceive as an unfair admissions practice.

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While Harvard has confirmed that it will comply with the Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action, the university emphasized that its "essential values" remain unchanged.

Harvard's leadership has declared that diversity and difference are essential to academic excellence and has vowed to preserve the university's core values.

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The university's statement also highlighted a potential route by which Harvard could continue to consider race in admissions in some form.

The statement read, "The Court held that Harvard College's admissions system does not comply with the principles of the equal protection clause embodied in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

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The Court also ruled that colleges and universities may consider in admissions decisions 'an applicant's discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.' We will certainly comply with the Court's decision."

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The complaint filed by LCR adds to the ongoing debate surrounding affirmative action and legacy admissions.

It remains to be seen how this challenge will impact Harvard's admissions policies and whether it will prompt further examination of legacy admissions practices at other universities.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.