The Equal Protection Project has filed a civil rights complaint against Alfred University, claiming its BIPOC Summer Arts Residency program unlawfully excludes white students. The group argues that this racial exclusion violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and New York State law. The residency, designed to support early-career BIPOC artists, has come under scrutiny for its non-inclusive eligibility criteria. Advocates are calling for Alfred University to align with legal standards and its own non-discrimination policies to ensure equal access for all students.
Creating educational opportunities based on race, color, or national origin is offensive and violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as well as New York State law.
Such race-based programming also violates Alfred's own non-discrimination policies. We are asking Alfred to live up to the law and its own rules.
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