Letter to the editor: Harvard should lose tax-exempt status

Quincy Reese omits an important U.S. Supreme Court case in the article “If Harvard loses its tax-exempt status, Western Pa. universities, nonprofits could be in trouble” (May 3, TribLive). In the case Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that Harvard had discriminated against Asian applicants for admission to Harvard. The court held that Harvard’s actions violated U.S. civil rights laws. Thus, Harvard is in exactly the same legal position as Bob Jones University. If Bob Jones University lost its tax exempt status for racial discrimination, so should Harvard.

Edward S. Martin

Cabot