A federal investigation into the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found its medical school allegedly used race intentionally as a factor in its student application process, according to a report released May 6.
“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,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division.
