AFL Files Civil Rights Complaint re: Morgan Stanley, Princeton, Harvard and University of Michigan
“America First Legal (AFL) has asked the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate Morgan Stanley, a global investment firm, and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and Federal Student Aid to investigate Princeton, Harvard, and the University of Michigan for violating federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex.”
The complaint focuses on a Morgan Stanley training and apprenticeship program called the Freshman Enhancement Program that is limited to “Black, Hispanic, Native American, and/or LGBTQ+ freshman undergraduate student[s]” and excludes whites, Asians, heterosexuals, and all others. AFL underscores that “Federal law expressly prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in admission to, or employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other training.”
Regarding Harvard, the complaint states that “Harvard University advertised the Freshman Enhancement Program, listing admission requirements including ‘You are a Black, Hispanic, Native American, and/or LGBTQ+ freshman undergraduate student (class of 2024)’”
In addition, “AFL has requested Federal Student Aid to investigate whether the universities that have promoted these types of discriminatory programs have violated their participation agreement with Federal Student Aid.”
