Harvard’s Admissions Secrets Won’t Become Public Just Yet

Many of Harvard University’s secrets about its admissions practices will remain confidential -- for now.Harvard is defending a lawsuit over how it chooses its students by a group representing more than a dozen Asian-American applicants who were rejected. The group sued in 2014, claiming the university uses an illegal quota system, and is seeking to publicly disclose in a legal filing information about the admissions process. Harvard wants to keep the records confidential until after a judge rules on whether to dismiss the case.At a hearing Tuesday in Boston, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs agreed with the school, saying most of the records will remain confidential until she rules. ...