It’s a wealth thing, not race.State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections
A stinging report issued by California’s state auditor today slams the University of California for a culture of privileging wealth and access over merit in its admissions process, galvanizing concern that talented low-income students and students of color are displaced by less qualified but better connected students.
The audit report found that four UC campuses “unfairly admitted 64 applicants based on their personal or family connections to donors and university staff” between 2013–14 through 2018–19. Most of the applicants were white and at least half came from families with incomes of $150,000 or more.
State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections
The state auditor found a lot of irregularities, from inappropriate donor influence to questionable student athlete decisions.calmatters.org
Unqualified whites getting into Cal.