PNN – More than 50 American universities are facing federal investigations following allegations of racial discrimination by the administration of President Donald Trump.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the administration of US President Donald Trump is reviewing these universities as part of its plan to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that they say exclude white and Asian American students.
The Associated Press reported on Friday that the U.S. Department of Education launched a new investigation on Friday.
The investigation comes a month after a memo was released warning American schools and universities that they could lose government aid because of “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.
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Education Minister Linda McMahon said in a statement: Students should be judged on their merit and achievement, not the color of their skin. We will not abandon this commitment.
Much of the new research focuses on the schools’ partnership with the Doctoral Project, a nonprofit that helps students from minority groups earn business degrees with the goal of diversifying the business world.
U.S. Department of Education officials said the group limits eligibility based on race and that colleges that partner with it “engage in racially exclusive practices in their graduate programs.”
The set of 45 schools being considered for the doctoral project includes large public universities such as Arizona State, Ohio State, and the private Duke School of Business, Massachusetts, and Rutgers Institute of Technology in Massachusetts.
Trump administration officials said six other universities are under investigation for awarding “unauthorized race-based scholarships,” and another is accused of operating a program that segregates students based on race.
The seven universities are: Grand Valley State University, Ithaca College, New England College of Optometry, University of Alabama, University of Minnesota, University of South Florida, and University of Tulsa School of Medicine.