This Prestigious Harvard Fellowship Bans White Applicants

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The university is not afraid to use discriminatory programs as it defends its affirmative-action program in front of the Supreme Court.

Harvard University / Tweet screenshot Aaron Sibarium • January 11, 2023 4:59 am

Harvard University insists that it doesn’t discriminate on the basis of race since it was brought before the Supreme Court for affirmative action policies. However, the school seems to be running an internship that bars whites from applying.

McLean Hospital Description It is the “largest psychiatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School,” Has Since 2021 A paid research program was hosted. “Black, Indigenous, and underrepresented people of color,” According to hospital’s website. The Internship for 10 weeks Participants are offered a $7,000 stipend. prestigious labs.

The internship may ramp up legal scrutiny on America’s oldest Ivy, which, alongside the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, is battling a high-profile lawsuit from Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit opposed to affirmative action.

That scrutiny hasn’t stopped either school from promoting discriminatory programs: UNC Chapel Hill has At least five fellowships, scholarships, or other initiatives These are only available to minorities. A sixth initiativeExclusively for “BIPOC” Students were made available to all races after a discrimination complaint.

These programs are deemed to be a violation of civil rights law by lawyers. They also demonstrate how committed universities are towards racial preferences.

“UNC and Harvard have been doubling down on Ibram Kendi-style ‘you have to be racist to be anti-racist’ programming,” Ilya Shapiro is the Manhattan Institute’s director of constitutional studies. “Not only are these clear-cut legal violations, but it’s not a good look as the Supreme Court scrutinizes the use of racial preferences in admissions.”

The McLean internship likely violates the Civil Rights Act of 1866—now codified as Section 1981 in the United States legal code—which bans race discrimination in contracting, according to Jonathan Berry, a partner at Boyden Gray & Associates, and Dan Morenoff, the executive director of the American Civil Rights Project. Morenoff stated that it could also be in violation of Title VI, which prohibits discrimination in federally funded entities.

Harvard Its website lists all the states It “does not own or operate” It appears to be operating this program in its teaching hospitals. The internship’s director, Oluwarotimi FolorunsoThe principal investigator of the investigation. Elena ChartoffBoth are currently employed at Harvard Medical School. McLean’s website provides answers to questions.