Civil rights activist told university to drop program or offer equal opportunities

The University of California San Diego removed some information about its STEM program only open to female high school students following a federal civil rights complaint.

The physical sciences’ department page for “STEM Girl Summer” returns an “access denied” message.

However, the university still lists information on the program elsewhere, including in a social media post [link removed] last week.

Civil rights activist Mark Perry told The College Fix he believes the university removed the information after he shared a “courtesy copy” of his Title IX complaint. He said in his complaint that the university should open the program to all students or create an equivalent opportunity for male students.

“The information provided in the press release makes it clear that the University intends to continue to offer this illegal girl-only program in the future,” Perry wrote to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Perry shared an email he wrote to the university counsel and chancellor, which stated:

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