New York Times list of its new vibrantly diverse employees, but until then Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio will have to do. May 15, 2021 The University of California will not take SAT and ACT scores into account in admissions or scholarship decisions for its system of 10 schools, which include some of the nation’s most sought-after campuses, in accordance with a settlement in a lawsuit brought by students. Lawsuit settlements are one of the most corrupt ways for liberal institutions to do what they wanted to to. The settlement announced on Friday signals the end of a lengthy legal debate over whether the University of California system should use the standardized tests, which students of color and those with disabilities have said put them at a disadvantage. Opponents of the tests called the settlement “historic,” and said that it would broaden access to campuses for students across the state.