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3 days ago
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UCLA med school accused of discriminating against white, Asian applicants
[Source] A federal lawsuit filed against UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine claims that the institution continues to consider race in its admissions process, illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants and violating the Supreme Court's 2023 ban on affirmative action in higher education. The allegations The class action suit, which was filed on May 8 and first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, was brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) — the nonprofit that successfully challenged Harvard's affirmative action program — along with Do No Harm and Kelly Mahoney, a white woman applicant who scored in the 96th percentile on the MCAT but was rejected. The complaint alleges that under Associate Dean for Admissions Jennifer Lucero — who became dean in 2020 — the school uses 'holistic' review processes to determine applicants' race through essays and interviews, then uses that information to make admission decisions. Citing multiple whistleblowers, the suit claims that Lucero 'berates and belittles committee members who raise concerns about admitting minority students because of their race despite low GPAs and MCAT scores.' In one alleged 2021 meeting, Lucero allegedly said that the candidate's scores should not matter 'because we need people like this in the medical school,' referencing high mortality rates among African American women as justification for prioritizing Black applicants. Trending on NextShark: The big picture The suit argues its case with numbers. While white and Asian students typically comprised around 73% of the medical school's applicants between 2020 and 2023, their percentage among matriculants dropped from 65.7% in 2020 to 53.7% in 2023, as per the complaint. Black students made up 14.29% of matriculants in 2023 despite being only 7.86% of applicants, while Asian applicants constituted 40.79% of the pool but only 29.71% of matriculants. The legal challenge represents the latest test of the Supreme Court's 2023 SFFA v. Harvard decision, which ruled race-based admissions unconstitutional. It also comes amid broader scrutiny of UCLA by the Trump administration: the Department of Health and Human Services launched an investigation into its medical school in March for potential race-based discrimination, while the Department of Justice announced that it would examine UCLA and other UC campuses for 'illegal DEI policies.' Additionally, UCLA is one of 60 universities under Department of Education investigation for anti-Semitic harassment following campus protests. Trending on NextShark: This story is part of The Rebel Yellow Newsletter — a bold weekly newsletter from the creators of NextShark, reclaiming our stories and celebrating Asian American voices. Subscribe free to join the movement. If you love what we're building, consider becoming a paid member — your support helps us grow our team, investigate impactful stories, and uplift our community. Trending on NextShark: Subscribe here now! Download the NextShark App: Want to keep up to date on Asian American News? Download the NextShark App today!
Yahoo
22-03-2025
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Hacker claims responsibility for replacing NYU's website with apparent test scores, racial epithet
A dark web user claimed responsibility for briefly hacking New York University's website Saturday, and replacing it with what appeared to be student test scores and an apparent racial epithet. Instead of the usual images of college athletes and the Greenwich Village campus, the site featured a black background with green writing showing a message along with charts of what were purported to be SAT and ACT scores and GPAs for students in 2024, divided by race. The site was reclaimed after approximately two hours, and back to normal by 12:54 p.m. 'On June 29 2023, racial affirmative action in college admissions was ruled illegal,' the female hacker's message reads. 'Computer N–gy Exploitation (CNE) reveals NYU continued anyway.' The compromised site also featured downloadable files containing all of the hacked data. It was unclear if the hacker, who goes by the name '@bestn–gy' on X, also gained unauthorized access to the university's database. 'It's literally just raw data from NYU's own data warehouse,' the hacker explained in a post. 'I just put in some bar graphs.' It wasn't the first time the hacker had gone after a university, bragging on X that they had previously taken over the University of Minnesota's website in a 2023 incident. During that hack, the Social Security numbers of more than 7 million students were exposed. 'There's a lot more data from their data warehouse that could be analyzed further,' @bestn–gy wrote. 'I only posted (redacted) bare minimum to prove they're breaking the law.' The alleged data showed Asian students performed better on ACT and SAT tests, but that white students finished with higher GPAs. The phrase 'TOP SECRET//NIGINT//NONORM' was placed at the top of the screen. In a statement to The Post, spokesperson John Beckman said the hack redirected web traffic to a separate website starting just after 10 a.m. 'NYU's IT team responded immediately. The redirect to the hackers' webpage has been brought to a halt, their webpage has been taken down by its host, and NYU's actual website is now back on line.' Beckman added: 'The University reported the hack to law enforcement, is taking steps to make sure the attackers are out of our systems, and is reviewing the University's systems to bolster their security.'
