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Justice Department Expands Admissions Investigations into 15 Additional Medical Schools
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it opened fifteen new investigations into potential race discrimination in medical school admissions. The Division recently announced its findings that the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Yale University both illegally used race in medical school admissions.
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According to U.S. Department of Justice’s source item, Justice Department Expands Admissions Investigations into 15 Additional Medical Schools, The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it opened fifteen new investigations into potential race discrimination in medical school admissions. The Division recently announced its findings that the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and Yale University both illegally used race in medical school admissions.
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- Justice Department Expands Admissions Investigations into 15 Additional Medical SchoolsU.S. Department of Justice - 2026-06-04T12:00:00+00:00
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