U. Illinois has 42 ‘illegal’ race, sex-based scholarships: federal complaint
The Equal Protection Project of the Legal Insurrection Foundation filed the complainttoday with the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Education.
It identifies 19 scholarships that discriminate on the basis of sex in violation of Title IX.
“Eight scholarships are offered exclusively to female students, eight state a preference for female students, two are offered exclusively to male students, and one states a preference for male students,” the complaint states.
Another 19 scholarships discriminate on the basis of race, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the federal complaint.
The complaint states:
