Admissions

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