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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Available to undergraduate students in their junior year, the program will offer an initial 10-week summer internship, two years of full-time employment after undergraduate graduation, a fully paid two-year MBA, MPH or MS Statistics program, another summer internship between the first and second years of the chosen master’s program, and finally, employment with Pfizer after graduation.

Applicants must also meet Pfizer’s goals of “increasing the pipeline for Black/African American, Latino/Hispanic and Native Americans.” This leaves out Asian and white applicants, raising discrimination concerns among observers.

Asian Americans make up just 6.1% of the U.S. population, lower than Hispanic and Latino Americans (18.9%) and African Americans (13.6%). The non-Hispanic, non-Latino white population makes up 59.3%.

Heriot said the program has a “clear case of liability” under federal law. That includes the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which prohibits racial discrimination in contracting, and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in employment.

Pfizer also described itself as an “equal opportunity employer.” In response to minorities “not included” in the program, the company said it has “multiple opportunities” available throughout the year.

https://news.yahoo.com/pfizer-excludes-asian-white-applicants-184451504.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
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Asian Americans make up just 6.1% of the U.S. population, yet Asians make up over 15%-20% of enrollment at top schools - you want your cake and eat it too![/quote]

Top schools should select the best students.   If a higher percentage of those happen to be Asian American, so be it.  Race shouldn't matter.[/quote]
Exactly. They could help build better foundations in early childhood if they really wanted to make a difference down the road.

How much paid time off do they give new parents? 
They don’t really care sh*t about anyone but their own outrageous profits. Let’s just be honest here.[/quote]

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