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Yale Negotiates DOJ Admissions Settlement Amid Campus Pushback

7/11/2026

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Yale University is negotiating a settlement with the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s Justice Department over race-based admissions.
Students, alumni and faculty organized a phone-bank, a petition with 3,975 signatures and a press conference, pressuring Yale to reject deal.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Richard Blumenthal urged Yale not to capitulate to intimidation.
The American Association of University Professors said the Justice Department’s findings are statistically weak and lack context.

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Yale University is negotiating a settlement with the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s Justice Department over race-based admissions.
Students, alumni and faculty organized a phone-bank, a petition with 3,975 signatures and a press conference, pressuring Yale to reject deal.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Richard Blumenthal urged Yale not to capitulate to intimidation.
The American Association of University Professors said the Justice Department’s findings are statistically weak and lack context.