DOJ Says UCLA Medical School Selected Students Based on Race (1)

The Justice Department said it uncovered evidence that the University of California at Los Angeles’ medical school intentionally and illegally selected applicants based on their race.

The department said Wednesday that a year-long investigation concluded that the medical school admitted Black and Hispanic applicants who “had consistently lower academic qualifications than their white and Asian counterparts.”

“UCLA’s admissions process has been focused on racial demographics at the expense of merit and excellence — allowing racial politics to distract the school from the vital work of training great doctors,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement.

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