Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
A Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the University of California-San Francisco's (UCSF's) medical school has determined that the institution discriminates on a racial basis during its admission process.
Signage on the exterior of a building at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco on Feb. 10, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe investigation looked at whether admission policies of the UCSF School of Medicine complied with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the university was deemed to have "illegally discriminated on the basis of race in its medical school admissions processes for the incoming classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025 and in its operation of diversity pipeline programs," the DOJ said in a Sept. 22 letter sent to the university chancellor.
"UCSF Med openly admits that its goal is to increase enrollment from specific racial groups it designates as underrepresented minorities in medicine (URM), which excludes all white students and most Asian students," the DOJ said.
Title VI prohibits programs and activities receiving federal funding assistance from discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin. The investigation specifically looked at whether UCSF Med complied with Title VI as interpreted by the Supreme Court's decision in the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard case. In the SFFA case, the Supreme Court READ MORE AT SOURCE »
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