Race in admissions in the wake of the Texas Tech resolution
By Art Coleman, JD, and Jamie Lewis Keith, JD.
Originally posted at www.aamc.org on April 12, 2019.
Medical schools may continue to pursue the all-important goals of diversity and inclusion while following the principles of law.
This week we learned that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had resolved a complaint filed almost 14 years ago against Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). TTUHSC School of Medicine signed a resolution agreement ending the practice of considering race in admissions unless and until such time that it determines such consideration to be appropriate under the federal legal standards outlined by the OCR — and on the condition that it provides advance notice of that change to the OCR.