Why Some Colleges Are Cutting Ties With ‘DEI’ Nonprofit PhD Project
Trump’s Education Department said it was investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties ...
Get the Facts: What is The PhD Project?
President Donald Trump’s administration announced last week that it will investigate 45 U.S. universities, including Yale and ...
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Facing anti-DEI investigations, colleges cut ties with nonprofit targeted by conservatives
But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as The PhD Project in social media posts that caught the attention of Republican politicians. The program is now ...
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Trump administration investigating Ohio State, UC over minority Ph.D. student program
The investigation centers around the universities' partnership with The PhD Project, which encourages minorities to pursue business doctorate degrees. The Education Department claims that partnering ...
Trump targets Rutgers over NJ nonprofit that promotes diversity of doctoral students
Rutgers University is one of 45 universities under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations that it violated student civil rights because of its connection to The PhD Project, a ...
University of Kentucky cuts ties to nonprofit amid civil rights investigation
The University of Kentucky said it is complying with the U.S. Department of Education's civil rights investigation.
USF faces investigation over race-based scholarship. UCF, 7 other schools offer it, too
The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, the scholarship now facing scrutiny, aims to help Black and Hispanic graduate students earn ...
Nonprofit targeted by the Trump administration over DEI has ties to Carnegie Mellon
Until recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as The PhD ...
45 Schools Under Federal Investigation Over a Small Diversity Project
The Ph.D. Project works with universities to increase the racial diversity of professors in business schools. Schools like ...
Education Dept. probes 45 universities for Title VI violations tied to PhD project
The Department of Education alleges that the institutions violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964) by partnering with ...
Colleges cut ties with nonprofit as anti-DEI investigations heat up
As federal investigations into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs intensify, several universities are distancing ...
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Trump administration investigating Ohio State, UC over minority Ph.D. student program
The investigation centers around the universities' partnership with The PhD Project, which encourages minorities to pursue business doctorate degrees. The Education Department claims that ...