MIT is sued over women of color scheme that BANS white students from applying while discriminating ‘on the basis of race, color and sex’

A conservative group is claiming that a student program for female students of color at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is discrimination.

The Legal Insurrection Foundation filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, claiming it violated the civil rights of other students.

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MIT’s website explains that the program is “designed for undergraduate women of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other minority groups.”

William Jacobson, president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation, wrote that the program “engages in outrageous discrimination on the basis of race, color and sex.”

“Only undergraduate ‘women of color’ students can participate in the program. Applicants who fall outside of these race- and gender-based categories are not eligible,” he wrote.

He argued that “any reasonable person would understand that not all students are welcome to participate,” which violated OCR guidelines.

The complaint outlined the program’s benefits, including networking assistance, mentorship and “access to social outings, retreats, dinners and fun events.”

Students in the program can also receive up to $400 for graduate school applications, travel and professional attire, among other benefits.

The application form asked about the student’s race and gender identity, and whether he or she was transgender, as trans and non-binary women were eligible.

The complaint asked the OCR to “impose remedial action, to the extent permitted by law, for the benefit of those illegally excluded” from the program.

“Regardless of the purpose of the discrimination, it is wrong and unlawful,” Jacobson wrote.

‘It does society no good to inject more racism and sexism into the education system through discriminatory university programs.

“It is sad and disheartening to see institutions like MIT, which receive federal funding, once again segregating the student population through exclusionary programs.”

Jacobson emailed the complaint as part of the foundation’s Equal Protection Project, which claims to “oppose racial discrimination in any form.”

However, the project’s stated issues all target university programs or scholarships that target minorities or female students.

Jacobson is a clinical professor of law and director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, and in the past students have complained about trying to fire him for criticizing Black Lives Matter.