There has been a notable decline in the enrollment of Asian American in three universities - Princeton, Yale and Duke this year compared with last year, according to an advocacy group- Students for Fair Admissions, a News York Times report said.
The revelation surfaced after Students for Fair Admissions sent letters to the schools on Tuesday their compliance with the Supreme Court's recent ruling on admissions.
Earlier, the group had sued Harvard to end affirmative action in university admissions last year. It now aims to scrutinize whether schools are adhering to the new regulations and to file lawsuits if it believes that they are not.
The group, a nonprofit opposing race-based admissions that represented Asian students in the lawsuit against Harvard, appears poised to act as an enforcer of the court's ruling.
Additionally, the report noted slight changes in Black and Hispanic enrollment at Princeton, Yale, and Duke in the first class admitted since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies.
The letters signed by the president of Students for Fair Admissions, Edward Blum stated, “Based on S.F.F.A.’s extensive experience, your racial numbers are not possible under true neutrality,”, adding ,“You are now on notice. Preserve all potentially relevant documents and communications.”
Following the threats of the advocacy group, William Jacobson, a Cornell law professor and founder of the Equal Protection Project, suggested that the fight will now move away from policies to what is happening in the admission offices.
Meanwhile, responding to the outfit's letters, a spokeswoman for Princeton on Tuesday said that the varsity has 'carefully adhered to the rules set by the Supreme Court.'
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