Trump administration launches investigation into CSU San Bernardino over alleged race-based Ph.D. preferences – The Times of India
CSUSB among 45 universities investigated for potential civil rights violations in Ph.D. admissions The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), among 45 universities nationwide, for alleged violations of civil rights laws related to doctoral admissions. The US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights revealed that it is looking into whether the campuses engaged in "race-exclusionary practices" that could be in violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.The investigation targets institutions accused of partnering with The Ph.D. Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 to increase diversity in business schools. The organization helps underrepresented racial and ethnic groups—Black, Latinx, and Nativ...