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Slippery Rock University, 3 other Pa. schools face civil rights complaint

Slippery Rock University is one of three Pennsylvania universities targeted by a federal civil rights complaint this week from the Equal Protection Project.

Slippery Rock University, along with three other Pennsylvania universities, was targeted by a federal civil rights complaint this week from the Equal Protection Project, a conservative advocacy group that alleges the schools discriminate against white and Asian students by only allowing minority students to enter its programs.

The Equal Protection Project, based out of Rhode Island, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Tuesday, Jan. 28, against the Keystone Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The alliance comprises SRU, East Stroudsburg University, Millersville University and West Chester University.

The alliance aims to boost minority participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Slippery Rock University allows students majoring in biology, math, physics and engineering to apply for the alliance’s two-week bridge program or summer research program.

Ken Bach, head director of the university’s communications, told the Butler Eagle the school is aware of the project’s letter to the Department of Education and will wait to hear from the department.

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