DOJ says UC San Diego med school used race against Asian, white applicants

The allegation recalls the central claim of the Harvard case, which is that Asian American applicants outperformed their peers academically yet won admission less often.

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The University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully weighed race in admissions to favor Black and Hispanic applicants over better-credentialed Asian and white applicants, the Justice Department has alleged.

What the DOJ is saying

In a July 20 news release, the DOJ’s Civil Righ…