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UCLA's medical school faces a mass suit claiming continued reliance on race during student admission selection.
UCLA Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Defying Race-Based Admissions Ban
In a shocking turn of events, the University of California, Los Angeles' (UCLA) medical school is caught in a legal scuffle over a class-action lawsuit alleging the institution's persistent use of race-based admissions despite the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling declaring such practices unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed by the activist organizations Do No Harm and Students for Fair Admissions, representing applicants who claim to have faced discrimination based on race and ethnicity during the admissions process at UCLA's medical school[1][2].
The lawsuit alleges that UCLA has disregarded the Supreme Court's ruling in the 2023 case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. It argues that the medical school intentionally engages in racial balancing, with white and Asian applicants accounting for about 73% of the applicant pool since 2020, but the percentage of admitted students from these groups dropping significantly to 53.7% in 2023, indicating potential discrimination[2].
The suit's main antagonist, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, the chair of Do No Harm, emphasizes the importance of abiding by the law and prioritizing merit over race in admissions decisions[1][2]. The lawsuit aims to represent all students who were allegedly discriminated against by UCLA under the guise of political progress.
UCLA's medical school is renowned for its fierce competition, boasting an acceptance rate of around 3.3%, according to U.S. News and World Report's college rankings[3]. Moreover, the edifice is currently under investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for accusations of discriminating against applicants on the basis of race, color, or national origin[4].
In a budding chapter of this ongoing saga, the HHS investigation was triggered by multiple whistleblowers within the admissions office claiming that the school applies lower standards for Black and Latino applicants compared to their white and Asian counterparts[4].
As of early May 2025, no further updates beyond the lawsuit's filing on May 8, 2025, have been released, implicating that the litigation is in its infancy, with the story unfolding as the case progresses through the judicial system[1][2].
[1] Our Website Article[2] Washington Free Beacon[3] U.S. News and World Report[4] Department of Health and Human Services Investigation Announcement
- Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of Do No Harm, advocates for the importance of compliant admission practices that prioritize merit over race.
- The University of California, Los Angeles' medical school faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly defying the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against race-based admissions.
- The lawsuit argues that UCLA intentionally engages in racial balancing, with potential discrimination against white and Asian applicants.
- The medical school's admissions process is under investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights for accusations of discrimination.
- This situation comes amidst ongoing discussions in the realm of politics, health, health-and-wellness, education-and-self-development, and general news.
- The whistleblowers from UCLA's admissions office claim that lower standards are applied for Black and Latino applicants compared to their white and Asian counterparts.
