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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Heather Hollingsworth and Collin Binkley

UCLA medical school illegally considered race in admissions process, DOJ says

Affirmative action in college admissions was outlawed by a 2023 Supreme Court ruling - (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Justice Department has determined that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) medical school illegally considered race in its admissions process, intensifying the Trump administration's scrutiny of college selection methods.

This finding escalates an existing dispute with UCLA, previously focused on allegations of antisemitic harassment at its main campus. UCLA’s medical school did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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