Federal Probe Targets Harvard Legacy Admissions Amid Push to End Racial Preferences

The Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions policies following the Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action.
A complaint filed by civil rights groups alleges Harvard's legacy preferences favor wealthy white applicants, violating federal anti-discrimination laws.
Critics argue legacy policies perpetuate privilege and disadvantage minority applicants, demands are growing to eliminate them.
Prestigious universities like MIT, Johns Hopkins, and Amherst have already scrapped legacy admissions amid equity concerns.
Democratic lawmakers propose legislation banning legacy preferences and denying federal aid to schools that maintain them.