{"id":2599594,"date":"2026-05-06T16:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-ucla-used-race-based-admissions-for-medical-school\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:56:42","slug":"doj-says-ucla-used-race-based-admissions-for-medical-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-says-ucla-used-race-based-admissions-for-medical-school\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ says UCLA used race-based admissions for medical school"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-says-ucla-used-race-based-admissions-for-medical-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599594&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice said UCLA\u2019s David Geffen School of Medicine used <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >impermissible race-conscious admissions practices<\/a> in incoming classes from 2023 to 2025, despite a 2023 Supreme Court ruling (students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard) that bans considering race in college admissions. In a findings letter, the DOJ concluded that UCLA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-smacks-down-democrats-ludicrous-challenge-to-floridas-congressional-map\/\" title=\"Court rejects Democrats&#039; baseless challenge to Florida&#039;s congressional map\">process violated federal law<\/a> by effectively encouraging applicants to disclose their race.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ pointed to guidance UCLA allegedly relied on from the Association of American Medical Colleges, which it said outlined ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-woven-into-plans-for-major-south-carolina-cities-draws-scrutiny\/\" title=\"DEI woven into plans for major South Carolina cities draws scrutiny\">maintain diversity goals<\/a> without explicitly using race. Prosecutors said UCLA\u2019s use of the AAMC PREview exam and additional application questions-such as asking whether an applicant was part of a marginalized group and how that affected them-prompted disclosures that allowed race to influence admissions.<\/p>\n<p>The findings also noted that admitted Black and Hispanic applicants, on average, had lower academic metrics than white and Asian applicants, which the DOJ said supported it&#8217;s determination that race was a deciding factor. The DOJ said it did not announce any immediate penalties,while separately citing the department\u2019s broader scrutiny of other universities,including lawsuits involving UCLA and Harvard.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> said Wednesday that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ucla\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3526\">University of California, Los Angeles<\/a>, used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-supreme-court-has-historic-opportunity-to-end-race-based-college-admissions\/\" title=\"Attorney: Supreme Court Has \u2018Historic Opportunity\u2019 To End ...-Based ...\">race-based admissions practices<\/a> at its medical school, despite a 2023 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> ruling prohibiting such policies.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1439581\/dl\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1439581\/dl\">findings letter<\/a>, the DOJ concluded that UCLA\u2019s David Geffen School of Medicine discriminated against applicants based on race in its incoming classes of 2023 through 2025, in violation of federal law and the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2578872\/supreme-court-bans-affirmative-action-in-ruling-against-race-conscious-college-admissions-2\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2578872\/supreme-court-bans-affirmative-action-in-ruling-against-race-conscious-college-admissions-2\/\">Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard<\/a>, <\/em>which banned the consideration of race as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-scraps-investigation-into-yales-discriminatory-admissions-process\/\" title=\"Biden Justice ... Scraps Investigation Into Yale\u2019s Discriminatory ...\">college admissions process<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4557550\/appeals-court-strike-down-biden-fcc-digital-equity\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court strikes down Biden-era FCC \u2018digital equity\u2019 rules<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4557205\/louise-lucas-office-raided-by-fbi\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic Virginia state senator\u2019s office raided by FBI<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4556991\/nevada-discord-lawsuit-online-sexual-predators\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nevada sues Discord over online sexual predator concerns<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>According to the report, admissions officials circulated guidance from the Association of American Medical Colleges that outlined ways to maintain diversity goals without explicitly using race. The DOJ said the document encouraged strategies to sidestep the ruling. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cWhat cannot be done directly cannot be done indirectly,\u201d\u00a0the document said. \u201cThe Constitution deals with substance, not shadows, and the prohibition against racial discrimination is levelled at the thing, not the name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The findings also scrutinized UCLA\u2019s use of the AAMC\u2019s PREview exam and its secondary application, which asked applicants whether they were part of a marginalized group and, if so, to explain its impact on their lives. The DOJ said those questions effectively prompted applicants to disclose their race, allowing it to factor into admissions decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators further found that, on average, admitted black and Hispanic applicants had lower academic metrics than white and Asian applicants, which the department said supported its conclusion that race was a determining factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCLA\u2019s admissions process has been focused on racial demographics at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-investigation-determines-uclas-medical-school-discriminated-based-race\">expense of merit and excellence<\/a>,\u201d Assistant Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harmeet-dhillon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10095\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> said, adding that \u201cracism in admissions is both illegal and anti-American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the conduct was \u201cabhorrent to our Constitution and our nation\u2019s founding principles,\u201d emphasizing that federal law and Supreme Court precedent leave no room for racial discrimination in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ did not announce any immediate penalties tied to the findings.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4557796\/bipartisan-bill-axe-grants-universities-foreign-funding\/\"><strong>BIPARTISAN GROUP INTRODUCES BILL AXING GRANTS TO US UNIVERSITIES FUNDED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report comes as the department has scrutinized a slew of universities in recent months. Earlier this year, it sued UCLA over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4469751\/doj-sues-ucla-alleged-antisemitism-hostile-work-environment\/\">alleged antisemitism<\/a> on campus, claiming Jewish employees faced a hostile work environment. <\/p>\n<p>The department has also sued Harvard University, alleging it <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4457573\/doj-sues-harvard-access-race-based-admissions-documents\/\">unlawfully withheld records<\/a> related to admissions practices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ says UCLA used race-based medical admissions despite 2023 Supreme Court ban<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2599595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25308756323849-e1778098768521.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40921,7076,72334,11938],"class_list":["post-2599594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-affirmative-action","tag-doj","tag-medical-school-admissions","tag-ucla"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25308756323849-e1778098768521.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599594"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599598,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599594\/revisions\/2599598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}