SUNY Albany accused of racial discrimination for black-only intern program

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SUNY Albany accused of racial discrimination for black-only intern program

By Carl Campanile
April 13, 2023

An advocacy group blasted the State University of New York at Albany for allegedly engaging in racial discrimination by participating in a library internship program available only to black students.

The Equal Protection Project sent a “cease and desist” letter to SUNY that claimed their paid summer internship at two City of Albany public library branches violated federal civil rights laws.

“As the [Touhey Library Equity Fellowship] is racially exclusionary, we write to put you on notice that this program violates a variety of federal, state and local civil rights laws, as well state and federal constitutional prohibitions on race-based discrimination,” said William Jacobson, a Cornell University law professor and president of the group.

Jacobson said the Equal Protection Project opposes racial preference policies in academia.

The group received a tip about SUNY Albany’s role in starting and promoting the library internship program.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/suny-albany-ny-accused-of-bias-for-black-only-intern-program/