The finding by the Justice and Education departments comes in the wake of similar investigations at UC medical schools. Law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky said the school does not give any race-based preferences.
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Posted inNorth Carolina
As Duke reviews federal discrimination claims, some worry the university might overcomply
Federal officials say Duke’s law school discriminated against white and Asian prospective students in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants.
Posted inEl Paso
Lawsuit challenges Texas Tech directives that altered teaching at El Paso medical school
AAUP says system memoranda restricted classroom discussions about race, gender identity and health equity, violating faculty free speech rights.
Posted inNorth Carolina
N.C. state legislators end funding for community college student success initiative
Legislators left the 20-year initiative, which supported tens of thousands of community college students, out of the state budget.
Posted inTexas
Teaching restrictions prompted half of surveyed Texas Tech faculty to alter courses, results show
A faculty senate survey found professors altered or were asked to change material in 277 courses after Texas Tech’s restrictions on race, sexuality and gender.
Posted inBerkeley
The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between Ohlone youth and UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science almost fell apart when a federal grant was axed. Then researchers took the Trump administration to court — and won.
Posted inBerkeley
UC Berkeley strips all political art from trailblazing multicultural center
Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs.
Posted inChicago
How the war in Iran is affecting Chicago colleges, from canceled research to uncertain postgrad plans
Some Iranian students are struggling to contact family members back home and are worried about their safety. Others have put their career plans on hold while they try to get their visas renewed.
Posted inOhio
What Ohio college students’ own words reveal about life on campus in 2025
The 40 reports show a slice of campus life at Bowling Green State University during 2025.
Posted inThe Dispatch
Many Black graduates of for-profit colleges wouldn’t choose them again
Focus group participants said they enrolled with limited information, received little support and often graduated with heavy debt.