A conservative legal group is suing six Texas medical schools, alleging that admissions practices aimed at increasing diversity discriminate against whites,...
UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, is among six Texas medical schools a conservative legal group is suing over admissions practices aimed at increasing diversity that the group claims discriminates against whites, Asians and men.A conservative legal group is suing six Texas medical schools, including UT Southwestern Medical School, alleging that admissions practices aimed at increasing diversity discriminate against whites, Asians and men.
George Stewart, a native Texan and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, alleges in the suit that he was denied admission to six medical schools during the 2021-22 application cycle despite believing “he would be a good candidate for the Texas medical schools” based on his education record and work experience.
“If a lawsuit is received, it is university policy to not comment on pending litigation,” Cisneros said in a statement. “The data reveal that the median and mean grade-point averages and MCAT scores of admitted Black and Hispanic students are significantly lower than the grade-point averages and MCAT scores of admitted white and Asian students,” the lawsuit reads, alleging that the schools are giving preferences to women, Black and Hispanic applicants.
Stephen Miller, president of America First Legal and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, said in a statement that the suit aims to stop denying admissions to qualified applicants because they are of the “wrong” race. The 4-3 ruling found UT’s admissions program at the time was lawful under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, but new justices appointed by President Donald Trump have since shifted the court to a conservative majority.
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