House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports

House Hearing Puts Med Schools in DEI Hot Seat

Republicans grilled administrators from medical schools at UCLA, UC San Francisco and the University of Illinois over their admissions policies and curricula. Democrats dismissed the hearing as political theater. Republicans aren’t letting up on their scrutiny of medical schools as part of their broader crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. At a hearing titled “Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools” on Tuesday, Republican members of the House Committee on Education and Workforce grilled administrators from the University of California, Los Angeles, and UC San Francisco, as well as the University of Illinois, about whether their medical schools use DEI-focused policies to inform admissions, hiring, curricula and patient care.

House lawmakers grill top Trump official over AI chip exports

Lawmakers question Trump administration's handling of AI chip exports, raising concerns about national security and potential conflicts of interest.

UCLA and UCSF Medical Schools Abandon Required DEI Courses Following Free Beacon Investigations

Leaders of the medical schools at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, San Francisco told Congress on Tuesday that they had discontinued mandatory social justice courses that claimed weight loss is a "hopeless endeavor" and endorsed unlawful takeovers of public infrastructure, telling the House Committee on Education and Workforce that the classes had not met the schools’ standards.The post UCLA and UCSF Me…

Lawmakers grill witnesses over combating DEI in American Institutions

Education and Workforce Committee Republicans are committed to fostering the best opportunities for students to learn, workers to succeed, and employers to thrive. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is holding a hearing titled "Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools," examining how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies affect medical education, admissions, curriculum, and physician trai…

House Hearing on the Impact of DEI at Medical Schools

The House Education and Workforce Committee holds a hearing on “Training Activists, Not Physicians: The Impact of DEI on Medical Schools” at 10:15 a.m. ET on July 14. Witnesses: Dr. Steve Dubinett – Dean, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine Dr. Sam Hawgood – Chancellor, University of California San Francisco Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr. – President, National Medical Association Dr. Enrico Benedetti – Interim G. Steph…