Stanford, Cal and UCLA investigated in Trump's anti-DEI campaign
Trump administration has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the department's Civil Rights Division to investigate whether the schools' policies comply with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action in college admissions, the department said in a statement.
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has attempted to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his administration says exclude white and Asian American students. The administration has warned schools and colleges they could lose federal money over «race-based preferences» in admissions, hiring, scholarships and all aspects of campus life.
The latest action comes after the U.S. Department of Education said it was investigating 52 universities for alleged racial discrimination earlier this month. Most of those schools were told those investigations were due to a partnership with a nonprofit organization that aimed to help students of color get doctoral degrees.
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«President Trump and I are dedicated to ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity across the country,» Bondi said in the statement. «Every student in America deserves to be judged solely based on their hard work, intellect, and