The DOJ alleged that UC San Diego's medical school manipulated applicant data to ​achieve greater racial diversity in student admissions, citing findings of a federal probe. It also said the school's applicants "must meet strict academic thresholds, a requirement that is and was applied uniformly to all applicants." Advertisement AdvertisementCivil rights advocates say diversity practices help address historic inequities for marginalized groups like women, the LGBT community and ethnic minorities. BROADER CRACKDOWN ON SCHOOLSEarlier this ‌year, the DOJ cited findings of a similar probe ​to say admissions practices at the medical schools of ​the University of California, Los Angeles and ​Yale University were biased in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants. Advertisement AdvertisementBoth schools ‌said their admissions practices were "rigorous" and rooted ​in merit.