Harvard supporters set to testify in admissions trial
Students and alumni who will testify in support of Harvard in the admissions trial plan to highlight the wide-ranging benefits of the University’s efforts to create a diverse campus community. The trial, which began Monday, is the latest chapter in a lawsuit filed in 2014 by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a group created by Edward Blum, the anti-race-conscious-admissions activist behind a range of lawsuits attacking Civil Rights protections over the past several years. Ahead of the trial, Sally Chen ’19, co-director of the Task Force on Asian and Pacific American Studies and one of four undergraduates slated to testify, emphasized that it’s important to raise awareness about what’s at stake in the case. “It’s important that we help people understand that the lawsuit isn’t about bias against Asian American students,” she said. “It’s about eliminating an important way colleges and universities across the country can help open the door to all students...