UC San Francisco illegally favored Black and Latino medical school applicants, DOJ alleges
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Set us as preferred UC San Francisco’s medical school illegally used race in admissions, discriminating against white and Asian applicants in favor of Black and Latino ones, the Department of Justice alleged Tuesday.The allegations expand the Trump administration’s scrutiny of University of California admissions, following similar findings against UC Berkeley’s law school this month and medical schools at UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Davis.Those campuses — as well as UCSF — have disputed the department’s findings and said their admissions practices comply with the law.In a nine-page letter to UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood, the Justice Department alleged the medical school used racially discriminatory practices when selecting its incoming classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025.
It said the practices violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars racial discrimination by institutions receiving federal money, and the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based affirmative action in college admissions.“Unfortunately, at UCSF Medical School, MCAT scores and undergraduate GPAs have taken a back seat to race,” Asst.Atty.
Gen.Harmeet K.
Dhillon said in a statement.“Aspiring doctors should be admitted based on their qualifications.”In a statement, a UCSF spokesperson said the university “disagrees” with the DOJ finding.
“We will continue to engage constructively with the department and look forward to resolving this matter,” the statement said.The department asked UCSF to respond by Oct.2 if it is willing to pursue a voluntary agreement to change its practices.
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