Is UCLA racist?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever visited California? Or Los Angeles? Or the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)?

If you have then you would find the premise that any if the UCs, UCLA included, is racist - laughable at best and race-baiting at worst.

It is hands down one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Universities; in one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Cities; in arguably the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse State that has ever existed in the history of this world.

That said, the past decades' out-migration of African Americans - a historically important, culturally rich, and significant community in California - from the State of California to other States and regions of this country, is a loss to California, and the question of why this is happening should be examined.

California is expensive, african americans as a whole are not on par with whites and asians economically, post financial crisis has exacerbated income/wealth inequality, therefore blacks leaving cali and going back to their historical roots in the south.

not that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever visited California? Or Los Angeles? Or the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)?

If you have then you would find the premise that any if the UCs, UCLA included, is racist - laughable at best and race-baiting at worst.

It is hands down one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Universities; in one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Cities; in arguably the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse State that has ever existed in the history of this world.

That said, the past decades' out-migration of African Americans - a historically important, culturally rich, and significant community in California - from the State of California to other States and regions of this country, is a loss to California, and the question of why this is happening should be examined.

I hear what you're sayin and mostly agree but the fact is that only 4% of the student body is African American.

The reason that only four percent of the UCLA student body is African American is because, as the post you quoted describes, California has in the last few decades seen an unfortunate and significant outmigration of its historically important, culturally rich, and politically significant African American communities to other States and parts of the country. If you compare the African American population percentages of Los Angeles and San Francisco to those if other large U.S. major metropolitan areas, you would be surprised at how low they are. It is truly sad, but you will find every other segment of California's population becoming more diverse, eve as African American representation in California's population decreases fairly dramatically.

[Anonymous]

An article on the migration issue discussed above.

http://t.ourweekly.com/news/2014/feb/07/black-population-l-county-declines-more-return-sou/

[Anonymous]

Another article on this issue of outmigration.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/25-drop-in-African-American-population-in-Oakland-2471925.php

[Anonymous]

And still another.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/us/in-south-los-angeles-a-changed-complexion-since-the-riots.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever visited California? Or Los Angeles? Or the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)?

If you have then you would find the premise that any if the UCs, UCLA included, is racist - laughable at best and race-baiting at worst.

It is hands down one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Universities; in one of the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse Cities; in arguably the most liberal, open-minded, forward-thinking, live-and-let-live, accepting, progressive, diverse State that has ever existed in the history of this world.

That said, the past decades' out-migration of African Americans - a historically important, culturally rich, and significant community in California - from the State of California to other States and regions of this country, is a loss to California, and the question of why this is happening should be examined.

What was so culturally rich about AA communities in California? I'm drawing a blank.

[Anonymous]

The first article linked above contains this quote, "Statewide [California] the African American population has declined from 6.6 percent in 2000 to 5.9 percent today."

So California, the State with the largest population, ranks 27th among States in terms of the percentage of its African American population. I was surprised to read that about a State which I consider extremely accepting of all people, and on the vanguard of social policies.

[Anonymous]

Well, for one thing, African Americans were seminal in the aerospace and shipping industries in Southern California during the Second World War, and the decades that followed.

[Anonymous]

To answer a previous poster's question.

It appears from one of the articles linked above that the African American population in California today stands at 5.9 percent of the state's total population.

And it appears from another poster's post above that the African American student population at UCLA today stands at 4 percent of total student enrollment.

That is a discrepancy, to be sure, but I am not certain if it is enough to be called racist.

[Anonymous]

http://dailybruin.com/2014/04/29/uclas-admissions-of-latino-students-lag-behind-uc-2/

According to this article, Latino students make up 28.8 percent of students admitted to the incoming UCLA class for Fall 2014. Latinos make up 39.9 percent of California's overall population. So Latino students are underrepresented at UCLA at a greater percentage than African American students are.

That said, a university in which almost 44 percent of the admitted class is made up of Latino and African American students, and an additional 33 percent is Asian American students, is indeed a diverse environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://dailybruin.com/2014/04/29/uclas-admissions-of-latino-students-lag-behind-uc-2/

According to this article, Latino students make up 28.8 percent of students admitted to the incoming UCLA class for Fall 2014. Latinos make up 39.9 percent of California's overall population. So Latino students are underrepresented at UCLA at a greater percentage than African American students are.

That said, a university in which almost 44 percent of the admitted class is made up of Latino and African American students, and an additional 33 percent is Asian American students, is indeed a diverse environment.

I apologize, I meant to say that almost 34 percent of the admitted class is made up of Latino and African American students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer a previous poster's question.

It appears from one of the articles linked above that the African American population in California today stands at 5.9 percent of the state's total population.

And it appears from another poster's post above that the African American student population at UCLA today stands at 4 percent of total student enrollment.

That is a discrepancy, to be sure, but I am not certain if it is enough to be called racist.

I'm sure UCLA would gain nothing by falsifying their enrollment information.


One of the world's most ethnically and culturally diverse communities, students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries, though the majority of undergraduates are from California.

Total Enrollment* Undergraduate Student
Enrollment by Ethnicity*
Undergraduate
- domestic: 25,897
- international: 3,736
- total undergraduate: 29,663
graduate: 12,212
interns and residents: 1,394
total enrollment: 43,239
African American / Black 1,189 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 157 0.5%
Asian / Pacific Islander 9,933 33.5%
Hispanic 5,663 19.1%
White 8,028 27.1%
domestic, race/ethnicity unknown 927 3.1%
international 3,736 12.6%
* figures as of Fall Quarter 2014. More detailed information about UCLA enrollment can be found at the Office of Analysis and Information Management.

[Anonymous]

African Americans make up 5.9 percent of California's current population (according to first article linked above), and 4 percent of overall student enrollment at UCLA (according to UCLA's own statistics).

Is that discrepancy racist?

Latinos make up 39.9 percent of California's current population (according to Wikipedia), and 28.8 percent of admitted students for the incoming class in fall 2014 (according to the Daily Bruin article linked above).

Is that discrepancy racist?

Together, African American and Latino students made up almost 34 percent of students admitted to the incoming class of fall 2014 (some percentage of these, my child among them, decided not to attend UCLA, because they were admitted to other competitive schools, so actual enrollment is substantially less). Asian Americans make up another 33 percent of admitted students. So, a grand total of almost 67 percent of students admitted to UCLA for fall of 2014 are Asian American, Latino, or African American.

Is UCLA diverse? Is it racist?

Finally, California voters passed a proposition that does not allow affirmative action considerations in the admissions process to California public colleges and universities. The Democratic supermajority legislature in California revisited the issue last spring, and decided to leave it as is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:African Americans make up 5.9 percent of California's current population (according to first article linked above), and 4 percent of overall student enrollment at UCLA (according to UCLA's own statistics).

Is that discrepancy racist?

Latinos make up 39.9 percent of California's current population (according to Wikipedia), and 28.8 percent of admitted students for the incoming class in fall 2014 (according to the Daily Bruin article linked above).

Is that discrepancy racist?

Together, African American and Latino students made up almost 34 percent of students admitted to the incoming class of fall 2014 (some percentage of these, my child among them, decided not to attend UCLA, because they were admitted to other competitive schools, so actual enrollment is substantially less). Asian Americans make up another 33 percent of admitted students. So, a grand total of almost 67 percent of students admitted to UCLA for fall of 2014 are Asian American, Latino, or African American.

Is UCLA diverse? Is it racist?

Finally, California voters passed a proposition that does not allow affirmative action considerations in the admissions process to California public colleges and universities. The Democratic supermajority legislature in California revisited the issue last spring, and decided to leave it as is.

Either UCLA's stats are incorrect or the Daily Bruin. I elect to go with UCLA's as posted on their website for their Fall 2014 admit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer a previous poster's question.

It appears from one of the articles linked above that the African American population in California today stands at 5.9 percent of the state's total population.

And it appears from another poster's post above that the African American student population at UCLA today stands at 4 percent of total student enrollment.

That is a discrepancy, to be sure, but I am not certain if it is enough to be called racist.

I'm sure UCLA would gain nothing by falsifying their enrollment information.


One of the world's most ethnically and culturally diverse communities, students come to UCLA from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries, though the majority of undergraduates are from California.

Total Enrollment* Undergraduate Student
Enrollment by Ethnicity*
Undergraduate
- domestic: 25,897
- international: 3,736
- total undergraduate: 29,663
graduate: 12,212
interns and residents: 1,394
total enrollment: 43,239
African American / Black 1,189 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 157 0.5%
Asian / Pacific Islander 9,933 33.5%
Hispanic 5,663 19.1%
White 8,028 27.1%
domestic, race/ethnicity unknown 927 3.1%
international 3,736 12.6%
* figures as of Fall Quarter 2014. More detailed information about UCLA enrollment can be found at the Office of Analysis and Information Management.

Your information is correct. The question, then, "is UCLA racist because 4 percent of student enrollment is African American, given that 5.9 percent of California's population is African American?"

I would also note that African American enrollment does not reflect a not-insignificant number of African American students who are admitted to UCLA, but who choose to attend another competitive university or college instead.