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Fox News Campus Radicals Newsletter: Duke Law’s alleged race-based admissions accused of defying Supreme Court

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A photo of Duke University’s west campus. (Duke University – Jared Lazarus) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CAMPUS CRACKDOWN: Duke Law’s alleged race-based admissions accused of defying Supreme Court ruling: DOJ DIGGING DEEP: Justice Department threatens investigation into university professors’ BIPOC-only geology camp SIGN UP TO GET THE CAMPUS RADICALS NEWSLETTER A … Read more

Duke Law’s alleged race-based admissions accused of defying Supreme Court ruling: DOJ

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House committee debates DEI impact on medical school standards The House committee debates the influence of DEI policies on medical school admissions and patient care standards. Lawmakers question deans from major medical schools about allegations from the Justice Department that UCLA granted an illegal edge to Black and Hispanic applicants. NEWYou can now listen to … Read more

Justice Department says Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions

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DURHAM, N.C. — The Justice Department on Thursday accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions. In a findings letter to the school, the department said that while administrators paid lip service to being race-neutral in admissions, they used other factors as … Read more

Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard University

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WASHINGTON — Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students who are scrambling to find other options. Keana Johnson is one of them. The 17-year-old was looking forward to … Read more

Coast Guard ending race-based admissions for officer commissioning program under Trump DEI crackdown

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Coast Guard will be ending admissions for college students wanting to commission as officers that take race into consideration as part of the Trump administration’s continued anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, Fox News Digital has learned. “The Trump Administration is more focused than ever … Read more

Justice Department zeroes in on UCLA for alleged illegal DEI admissions as elite school crackdown expands

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department has concluded that UCLA’s medical school engaged in illegal race-based discrimination in admissions, alleging the school favored Black and Hispanic applicants in violation of federal law. The finding follows a yearlong federal investigation and marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s push to … Read more

Federal judge blocks Trump push to collect race-based admissions data

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s effort to investigate race-based admissions at U.S. colleges was temporarily blocked Friday by a federal judge in Boston. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV granted a preliminary injunction Friday, temporarily barring the Trump administration from forcing public colleges in 17 Democrat-led states to … Read more

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

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BOSTON — A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston on Friday granting the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit filed last month by a coalition of 17 … Read more

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

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A federal judge on Friday halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston granting the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state … Read more

Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities. The Justice Department opened the investigations Wednesday into possible discrimination at the medical schools of Stanford University, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego. Harmeet … Read more