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NY Post
New York Post
24 May 2023


NextImg:University of Minnesota backtracks on program that banned white students

The University of Minnesota’s website is no longer promoting a summer research program that excludes white students, after a conservative nonprofit advocacy group filed a complaint with federal civil rights officials last week.

A link that previously directed “students of color and Native Americans” to apply for a “Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program” now leads users to a rebranded “Pathways to Graduate School: Summer Research Program.”

The requirements for the program are no longer race-based, with applicants instead needing to show a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and “must be a US citizen or permanent resident,” according to the site.

A $6,000 stipend, “for personal and research expenses” is still being offered to potential graduate students.

William Jacobson, a Cornell University law professor whose group The Equal Protection Project of the Legal Insurrection Foundation took legal action against the university, said the elimination of “racially exclusionary language is a good first step.”

“The university needs to issue a formal apology and implement changes to make sure the discrimination does not continue out of public view,” Jacobson said in a statement that called on the school to examine why its original program was “openly discriminating based on skin color.”

“There is a cultural problem at U. Minnesota and many universities where racial discrimination in the name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is viewed as legitimate and worthwhile. U. Minnesota needs to change this DEI culture,” he continued.

The University of Minnesota is no longer advertising a racially segregated research program following a federal civil rights complaint.
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University officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post Wednesday.

A spokesperson said on Monday that educators were taking another look at the program’s criteria following the EPP complaint — which sought a remedy, not monetary damages.