Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has launched investigations into admissions policies at Stanford University, Ohio State University, and the University of California, San Diego medical schools, focusing on potential race discrimination.
- The Justice Department has requested detailed data from the past seven years, including test scores, applicants' home ZIP codes, familial alumni ties, and communications related to diversity and pharmaceutical companies.
- Schools were given a deadline of April 24 to provide the requested information or face possible disruptions to critical federal funding.
- Harmeet K. Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, publicly announced the investigations, emphasizing a focus on civil rights and race discrimination in admissions.
