The US Justice Department has accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school, escalating the Trump administration’s crackdown on affirmative action practices in higher education. In a letter sent Thursday to Yale’s legal counsel, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said a federal investigation found that Black and …
The Trump administration said on Monday it launched two more probes against Harvard University in its latest escalation against the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Ivy League school and other top US universities. The US Education Department said its civil rights office “opened two new investigations into Harvard University amid allegations that it continues to discriminate against students …
The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South African foreign minister said Wednesday, as a diplomatic rift continues JOHANNESBURG — The new U.S. ambassador to South Africa was summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies, the South African foreign minister said Wednesday, …