McDonald’s to Open Latino Scholarship Program to Non-Latino Applicants

The company is making the move as part of a lawsuit settlement.
McDonald’s to Open Latino Scholarship Program to Non-Latino Applicants
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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McDonald’s has agreed to stop accepting only Latinos into a scholarship program, as part of a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory.

McDonald’s has only accepted students with Latino heritage to its HACER National Scholarship Program since the program was started in 1985. The company says more than 17,000 students have received more than $33 million in scholarships through the program.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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