The New York Times reported on Tuesday evening that the U.S. Department of Justice is planning “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” The report was based on an internal document from the department that left many questions unanswered. Read more about what this could look like here.

In the meantime, let’s catch you up on the state of race-conscious admissions in 2017:

Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education.