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Via The College Fix,

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 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.

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

This likely led to the change, Perry told The Fix via email over the weekend.

He said:

The physical sciences’ department dean helped fund the program, according to a university news release.

Graduate student Robin Glefke created the program which “brings female San Diego-area high school students to campus for a weekend of hands-on learning, introducing them to career paths in science, technology, engineering and math,” according to the university’s post on X.

Perry is also affiliated with Do No Harm, an anti-DEI medical group. The group recently filed its own federal civil rights complaint against Loyola University Chicago and its nursing program for “students of color.”

Some information about the program, including a YouTube video describing it, has been subsequently removed, as reported by The Fix.