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And what does UCLA do? Less than two weeks later, they send out a memo that might as well have been titled, “How to Get Sued for Violating Federal Law in One Easy Step.”
According to the Washington Free Beacon, on April 8, UCLA’s medical school circulated a memo—complete with their fancy UCLA watermark—laying out “guiding principles for student representation on the admissions committee.” This committee, a mix of faculty and third- and fourth-year med students, got a crystal-clear directive: make sure race is front and center when picking who gets to play gatekeeper. The memo proudly declares, “The Chairs of the [admissions committee] will review all submitted recommendations to ensure representation from those who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ+.”
This gem was sent to all second- and third-year med students, reportedly green-lighted by the Faculty Executive Committee, which oversees admissions policy. UCLA, apparently too busy to respond to requests for comment, seems to think this is a brilliant move while HHS is breathing down their neck, investigating whether they’re giving “unlawful preference to applicants based on their race.”
Legal experts are practically choking on their coffee. Dan Morenoff, head of the American Civil Rights Project, called it “astonishingly brazen,” adding, “You have to wonder how it’s possible for no one either in the administration or with its outside counsel to even roughly read either the law or the room.”
Meanwhile, UCLA’s catching heat for a mandatory first-year course, “Structural Racism and Health Equity,” which has featured anti-Semitic speakers and, likely speaking from personal experience, called weight loss a “hopeless endeavor.”
UCLA’s website doubles down, boasting about its “holistic review” process to “achieve … diversity” with “broad based selection criteria.” They claim the admissions committee “believes that the core values of diversity and inclusion are inseparable from our institutional goals.”
In a world where common sense hasn’t been completely obliterated, this would be a wake-up call. But at UCLA, it’s just another Tuesday. Stay tuned—this one’s gonna get messier than a pro-Hamasshole campus demonstration.
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According to the Washington Free Beacon, on April 8, UCLA’s medical school circulated a memo—complete with their fancy UCLA watermark—laying out “guiding principles for student representation on the admissions committee.” This committee, a mix of faculty and third- and fourth-year med students, got a crystal-clear directive: make sure race is front and center when picking who gets to play gatekeeper. The memo proudly declares, “The Chairs of the [admissions committee] will review all submitted recommendations to ensure representation from those who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ+.”
Because nothing screams “meritocracy” like checking boxes for skin color and identity politics.
This gem was sent to all second- and third-year med students, reportedly green-lighted by the Faculty Executive Committee, which oversees admissions policy. UCLA, apparently too busy to respond to requests for comment, seems to think this is a brilliant move while HHS is breathing down their neck, investigating whether they’re giving “unlawful preference to applicants based on their race.”
Spoiler alert: When you’re picking committee members based on race, you’re not exactly whispering your discrimination—it’s more like shouting it from the rooftops. "Give us your gays, your dysphoric, your bisexuals, your two-spirited, your BIPOCS, longing to be doctors!"
Legal experts are practically choking on their coffee. Dan Morenoff, head of the American Civil Rights Project, called it “astonishingly brazen,” adding, “You have to wonder how it’s possible for no one either in the administration or with its outside counsel to even roughly read either the law or the room.”
William Trachman, a former Education Department Office for Civil Rights official, went further, describing the setup as a “Russian nesting doll” of discrimination. He warned, “These committee members need to be prepared to be held personally liable for violations of Title VI.” Translation: UCLA’s got a lawsuit coming, and hopefully, it’s gonna sting.
This isn’t UCLA’s first rodeo with controversy. Whistleblowers—five admissions officials, no less—have already spilled the beans, alleging the school holds black and Latino applicants to a lower bar than white and Asian ones. The result? A flood of students flunking exams left and right, with up to a quarter of one class bombing three or more standardized tests. Leaked data backs this up, and insiders say admissions dean Jennifer Lucero goes full Rambo on anyone who dares question the qualifications of minority applicants.
Oh, and she’s allegedly stacked the committee with folks who’ll rubber-stamp low grades and test scores. Classy.
Meanwhile, UCLA’s catching heat for a mandatory first-year course, “Structural Racism and Health Equity,” which has featured anti-Semitic speakers and, likely speaking from personal experience, called weight loss a “hopeless endeavor.”
Even former Harvard Medical School dean Jeffrey Flier has slammed it. The school promised a curriculum review last year, but the course is still required, though one session mysteriously got canceled two days before it was set to happen.
Associate dean Jason Napolitano sent a vague email on April 21: “I am writing to let you know that we will not be able to deliver the session on Environmental Effects on health that was scheduled for 1-3 PM on Wednesday.” No explanation given.
UCLA’s website doubles down, boasting about its “holistic review” process to “achieve … diversity” with “broad based selection criteria.” They claim the admissions committee “believes that the core values of diversity and inclusion are inseparable from our institutional goals.”
Sure, but when your “holistic” process involves racial quotas and a memo that screams “we’re ignoring federal law,” maybe it’s time to rethink your life choices.
In a world where common sense hasn’t been completely obliterated, this would be a wake-up call. But at UCLA, it’s just another Tuesday. Stay tuned—this one’s gonna get messier than a pro-Hamasshole campus demonstration.
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