US EditionTrump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools
The DOJ demands seven years of admissions data from Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego medical schools, threatening federal funding cuts amid probes into race-based discrimination.
- Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon confirmed on Wednesday that the Department of Justice launched civil rights investigations into potential race-based admissions discrimination at Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego.
- Following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action, the Trump administration intensified scrutiny of university admissions policies it views as potentially violating civil rights law.
- Seven years of applicant-level data including test scores, ZIP codes, and donor ties must be submitted by April 24, with noncompliance risking essential federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
- Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego spokespeople confirmed receiving the notices and stated their institutions remain committed to 'fair processes' and will 'respond appropriately' to the government's inquiries.
- Earlier this month, a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging the administration's admissions data-collection policies, reflecting ongoing legal contention over government oversight in higher education.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
News & RecordDOJ to investigate 3 medical schools
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration opened investigations Wednesday into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.
DOJ Investigates Admissions at 3 Medical Schools
The Trump administration’s investigations and demands for admissions data have extended beyond undergraduate colleges and universities, The New York Times reports. Now, the Department of Justice is requesting years’ worth of information about applicants at major medical schools.
The Trump administration asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate three major medical schools for possible positive discrimination in admission processes. The New York Times reported that the universities involved were notified by letters signed by Harmeet Dhillon, deputy attorney general for civil rights at the DOJ. Read more
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Los Angeles TimesTrump DOJ investigating possible race discrimination at UC San Diego, Stanford medical schools
The Trump administration is investigating whether two prominent California medical schools — at UC San Diego and Stanford — engaged in racial discrimination in admissions and has demanded they submit personal and academic data about their students in less than…
DOJ Begins Probe of Admissions Practices at Three Medical Schools
Rahmat Gul/APThe Justice Department on Thursday opened investigations into admissions policies at three of the country’s top medical schools, a move that effectively expands the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on institutions of higher education.The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division demanded that Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego, turn over extensive data about applicants by April 24 or ri…
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