White House Pressure Leads Universities to Cut Ties with Nonprofit that Helps Racial Minorities

White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities

The Trump administration says that 31 schools including the University of North Dakota have agreed to cut ties with a nonprofit that helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees.

UC Berkeley cuts ties with nonprofit focused on diversity amid Trump administration pressure - Open Campus

UC Berkeley has severed ties with a nonprofit that aims to diversify the ranks of business school professors in the wake of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, the department said Thursday. Education Department officials had accused The PhD Project, which has helped Black, Latino and Native American students earn doctorates in business since the 1990s, of violating federal anti-discrimination law by restricting admission to its…