Federal complaint to OCR says UI offers 42 ‘discriminatory’ scholarships.
A federal complaint submitted by the Equal Protection Project to the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights on Monday the University violated federal law by offering scholarships that discriminate based on sex, national origin and/or race.
Eight of these scholarships require applicants to be women, two require them to be male, eight prefer female applicants and one prefers male applicants.
Another 19 scholarships supposedly violate [Title VI] of the Civil Rights Act. This provision outlaws discrimination based on race or national origin in higher education and activities by requiring or giving preference to applicants from underrepresented populations or minority groups.
“It’s not just a federal law violation; it’s a violation of the university’s own non-discrimination rules,” Jacobson said. “And we think they should live up to their own rules.” I hope they’re made to pay for breaking the law.
It tilts the playing field so that stupid, unqualified and/or undeserving individuals end up in jobs that should go to people with the qualifications to perform them.
It’s about fucking time MERIT ,MERIT ,MERIT , hard work pays off !!!