A confidential report shows that years before the current college admissions scandal, UCLA knew of allegations that parents were pledging donations to its athletic program in exchange for their children being admitted.
, expressed shock at the alleged scheme and launched internal investigations. Dan Guerrero, UCLA’s athletic director, issued a statement defending the program’s admissions process as one of the toughest in the country.
In response to questions about the Cormier report, UCLA issued a statement saying “policy expressly prohibits admissions ‘motivated by concern for financial, political or other such benefit to the University.’ Immediately upon learning of a potential violation of this policy in 2014, UCLA’s ethics and compliance officer initiated an investigation. The investigation’s recommendations focused on providing staff with training regarding, and accountability for following, UC admissions policies.
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