The University of California, Los Angeles’ David Geffen School of Medicine is being accused of illegally maintaining race-based admissions practices in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of white and Asian students who say they were denied admission.
In a 38-page complaint filed Thursday, plaintiffs take on UCLA’s of admissions dean, who in 2020, adopted an “Anti-Racism Roadmap” to create a “path toward racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.”
“Consistent with its racial goals, Geffen made Jennifer Lucero dean of admissions in 2020,” said the complaint. “Lucero is an outspoken advocate for using race to make admission and hiring decisions in medical schools and hospitals.”…