University of Virginia hit with civil rights complaint, accused of racial discrimination against Whites
D. Ray <d@ray> Tue, 15 Oct 24 10:42:54 UTC
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FIRST ON FOX – The University of Virginia appears to have changed the website description of a mentoring program for BIPOC students after a civil rights complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education. A federal civil rights complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project (EPP) on October 1 accused the University of Virginia of "creating, sponsoring and promoting a racially discriminatory program called the BIPOC Alumni-Student Mentoring Program" by excluding White students from the program designed to help classmates who fall into the "Black, Indigenous and People of Color" category. The complaint noted that the program’s goal is to "improve BIPOC undergraduates’ program experiences, career opportunities, and retention through pairing these learners with alumni mentors," but the EPP feels such initiatives should benefit all students. "The BIPOC Mentoring Program violates Title VI because it conditions eligibility for participation on a student’s race, ethnicity and skin color. And, because UVA is a public university, its creation, sponsorship, promotion and hosting of this discriminatory program also violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment," the complaint, which has been obtained by Fox News Digital, stated. … … <https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-virginia-hit-civil-rights-complaint-accused-racial-discrimination-against-whites.amp> <https://archive.ph/sza4t>