'Yale, Don't Fold:' Blumenthal, Yale Students, Faculty Address Reported Yale-Trump Administration Settlement

NEW HAVEN, CT — Friday, Yale University student groups, faculty, and Connecticut elected officials will hold a press conference addressing Yale's reported settlement negotiations with the Trump administration over the Justice Department's investigation into Yale's admissions process.

Last month, the New York Times reported that Yale had proposed a settlement to the Trump administration's DOJ to resolve its investigation into Yale's admissions process.

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In 2020, the Justice Department filed suit against Yale University for race and national origin discrimination, as reported by Patch.

The DOJ complaint alleges that Yale discriminated against applicants to Yale College on the grounds of race and national origin and that Yale’s discrimination imposes undue and unlawful penalties on racially disfavored applicants, including in particular most Asian and White applicants.

Dropped during the Biden administration, the DOJ resurrected the case with its Civil Rights Division completing what it said was a "year-long investigation into the admissions policies and practices at the Yale School of Medicine."

Now it's reported Yale may be settling.

The terms of the proposal remain undisclosed. Students and faculty are raising concerns about the impact of a potential settlement on academic independence, due process, and the safety of international students.

Students, faculty, and New Haven elected officials will speak on the potential impact of a settlement on academic independence and international student safety.

Speaking to the reported settlement negotiations with the Trump administration are New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, New Haven alders and community stakeholders; AAUP faculty representatives; and Yale student leaders and organizers, including Yale Student Body President Alex W. Chen '28, Ward 1 Alder Elias Theodore '27, and international and first-generation/low-income students directly affected.

The press conference follows a meeting between Blumenthal and Yale students and faculty earlier that afternoon. The event will be held outside Yale Law School, 27 Wall St., at 2:30 p.m.