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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1  \nII. PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT ......................................................................................... 4  \nA. Harvard’s Interest In Diversity ........................................................................................... 4  \ni. Diversity Of All Forms, Including Racial Diversity, Is Central To The Mission Of Harvard College ............................................................................................................ 4  \nii. Trial Testimony Corroborated Harvard’s Conclusions................................................. 5  \niii. Harvard Recognizes That Belonging And Inclusion Are Important ............................ 6  \nB. Harvard’s Recruiting Efforts............................................................................................... 7  \nC. Harvard’s Individualized Admissions Process ................................................................... 9  \ni. Harvard’s Applicant Pool ........................................................................................... 10  \nii. The Docket System ..................................................................................................... 11  \niii. Initial Evaluation Of Applicants ................................................................................. 11  \niv. Committee Meetings ................................................................................................... 14  \nD. Harvard’s Efforts To Admit And Enroll A Class That Is Diverse And Extraordinary Across Many Dimensions ................................................................................................. 16  \ni. Harvard’s Consideration Of Race ............................................................................... 16  \nii. Admissions Officer Training ...................................................................................... 18  \niii. Recruitment Of Matriculants And On-Campus Support ............................................ 20  \nE. The Racial Composition Of Harvard’s Class Varies Over Time...................................... 20  \nF. Race Is Merely One Factor Among Many In The Admissions Process ........................... 23  \nG. Harvard Does Not Discriminate Against Asian-American Applicants ............................ 25  \ni. Statistical Modeling .................................................................................................... 25  \na) Dr. Card’s Model Is More Reliable ...................................................................... 26  \n(1) Exclusion of ALDC Applicants ...................................................................... 26  \n(2) Pooling of Admissions Cycles ........................................................................ 28  \n(3) Omission of Variables..................................................................................... 29  \nb) Dr. Arcidiacono’s Model Does Not Support An Inference of Intentional Discrimination....................................................................................................... 35  \nii. OCR’s Investigations Found That Harvard Does Not Discriminate .......................... 36  \niii. OIR Documents Do Not Suggest Discrimination ....................................................... 38  \niv. Admissions Office Documents Do Not Suggest Discrimination ................................ 44  \nv. 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