All articles tagged with #race based admissions
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division concluded after a year-long probe that Yale School of Medicine discriminated in admissions based on race, including using racial proxies to evade legal restrictions, with Black and Hispanic applicants admitted at lower academic levels than White or Asian applicants with similar scores, violating federal law and signaling ongoing enforcement against race-based admissions in medical education.
The Justice Department says UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine unlawfully used race in admissions for the 2023–2025 cohorts, discriminating against white and Asian American applicants in apparent violation of Title VI and the Supreme Court's Harvard decision; UCLA says admissions are merit-based and compliant, while the DOJ seeks a voluntary resolution and could pursue legal action if needed.
The US Military Academy at West Point is facing a lawsuit from Students for Fair Admissions, the same group that won a Supreme Court case against Harvard and UNC earlier this year, challenging the academy's race-based admissions policies. The lawsuit argues that West Point's use of race in admissions is unconstitutional and seeks to prohibit the consideration of race during the admissions process. The group claims that the academy sets benchmarks for the percentage of each class that should be filled by specific racial groups and alleges that race is a decisive factor for hundreds of applicants each year. The lawsuit contends that the use of race in admissions prevents some applicants from competing on an equal footing.
The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down race-based college admissions has raised concerns about the impact on historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Experts suggest that the removal of race as a consideration in the college application process may result in fewer Black, Hispanic, and Native American students at selective schools. However, some believe that this decision could lead to an increase in enrollment at HBCUs, as these institutions have historically provided a supportive environment for marginalized groups. The article emphasizes the importance of valuing and supporting HBCUs, which have played a significant role in educating Black engineers, lawyers, doctors, politicians, and even Vice President Kamala Harris.