Edward Blum, a long-time opponent of affirmative action, leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments last year. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled in his favor in his suit against a a venture capital fund that makes grants black female entrepreneurs. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023, after the court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Activists say they will sue Harvard over its use of legacy preferences for children of alumni. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Harvard University has had the largest academic endowment since 1986. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
A general view of Harvard University campus is seen on April 22, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
In 2014, an advocacy group first filed a lawsuit, saying that Harvard's race-based considerations for applicants discriminated against Asian American students in process. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
Harvard University, shown here, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration over a rule change that would have barred international college students from taking fully online course loads in the United States. In court on Tuesday, a judge announced that the government would rescind the directive. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
Pedestrians in Harvard Yard in 2019. Schools and businesses have gone to court to stop the Trump administration from barring online-only international students from entering or staying in the United States. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Simge Topaloğlu, a Turkish citizen pursuing her doctorate at Harvard University, was caught off-guard by a new international student visa regulation put forward by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
Union members protest at Harvard University in May over an increasing number of harassment and discrimination cases. The union began an indefinite strike Tuesday, with one of its key proposals aimed at strengthening protections against harassment and discrimination. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
Demonstrators stage a protest on the field at the Yale Bowl disrupting the start of the second half of an NCAA college football game between Harvard and Yale, Saturday in in New Haven, Conn. Jimmy Golen/AP hide caption