White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities

UNT, Rice among universities White House said has agreed to cut ties with nonprofit

The Trump administration said Thursday it had pressured dozens of universities to cut ties with a small nonprofit, The PhD Project, which helps racial...

Under pressure from feds, University of Chicago cuts ties with program to help students of color get PhDs

UChicago is among 31 universities that will no longer work with the PhD Project after the Trump administration said the program’s focus is racially discriminatory.

Trump pressure leads universities to cut ties with 'PhD Project'

The Trump administration said Thursday its campaign to end diversity programs in higher education has led dozens of universities to cut ties with an organization known as The PhD Project, which helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees. The PhD Project was a little-known nonprofit group until it caught the attention of conservative strategists last year and became the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. The Republ…

White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities

The Trump administration says that 31 universities have agreed to cut ties with a nonprofit that helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees.

MIT resolves federal investigation by cutting ties with this nonprofit

MIT is among 31 colleges that severed ties with the nonprofit after the U.S. Department of Education claimed it engages in "race-exclusionary practices."

Colleges quietly cut ties with organizations that help people of color

Under pressure from the Trump administration, over a dozen schools signed agreements to end links with organizations that “restrict participation based on race.”