D. Ray
2024-10-15 10:42:54 UTC
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.
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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.
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<https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-virginia-hit-civil-rights-complaint-accused-racial-discrimination-against-whites.amp>
<https://archive.ph/sza4t>