US EditionWhite House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities
The U.S. Department of Education's inquiry led 31 universities to sever ties with The PhD Project over alleged race-based participation restrictions violating Title VI.
- White House pressure led 31 universities to cut ties with the PhD Project nonprofit that helps racial minorities aspire to business doctoral degrees.
- The Trump administration investigated 45 universities last March for engaging in race-exclusionary practices related to the PhD Project.
- In September 2025, the Office for Civil Rights determined the institutions violated Title VI by working with the PhD Project organization.
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White House pressure leads UO, other universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps students of color
The University of Oregon is among dozens of higher education institutions across the nation that have agreed to cut ties with The PhD Project, an organization established more than 30 years ago to help Black, Indigenous and other students of color earn doctorate degrees.The move is part of the Trump administration’s campaign to end diversity programs in higher education.The PhD Project was a little-known nonprofit group until it caught the atten…
Universities Break Ties With Nonprofit After Federal DEI Scrutiny
Most universities that were investigated over partnerships with a nonprofit organization accused of violating civil rights law have agreed to cut those ties, the U.S. Department of Education stated, as the Trump administration continues its push to remove DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programming from higher education. The department’s Office for Civil Rights announced last March that it would investigate 45 institutions over their part…
More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after crackdown * WorldNetDaily * by Jaryn Crouson, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. The Department of Education (ED) opened investigations into 45 universities in March 2025 over their partnership with ‘The Ph.D. Project,’ which ED said limits
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Hanford SentinelUniversity of Chicago quietly cuts ties with partnership that helps students of color attain Ph.Ds
The University of Chicago is among 31 universities nationwide to cut ties with The Ph.D. Project, an organization known for helping students of color attain professional degrees, amid an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.
UC Berkeley cuts ties with nonprofit focused on diversity amid Trump administration pressure
It is one of 31 colleges that the Education Department says have ended relationships with The PhD Project, a nonprofit that for decades has helped Black, Latino and Native American students get business doctorates.
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