DOJ Probes University of California Over Alleged Race and Sex Hiring Quotas

The Justice Department cites potential civil rights violations in the University of California’s systemwide plan to diversify graduate programs and faculty.

Students walking on Library Walk at University of California San Diego campus on Dec. 5, 2024. Jane Yang/The Epoch Times

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the University of California (UC) system to determine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of federal anti-discrimination laws.

In a June 26 announcement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that it is probing whether the university’s “UC 2030 Capacity Plan” and related campus-level programs constitute a pattern or practice of unlawful employment discrimination based on race and sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.