The U.S. Education Department notified 45 universities, including UW-Madison, about investigations into alleged racial discrimination. The investigations focused on universities' partnerships with the PhD Project, a nonprofit aimed at diversifying the business workforce.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of 45 universities the U.S. Department of Education is investigating for using what the department calls "race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs".

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is among 45 universities under federal investigation by U.S. Department of Education for DEI efforts and alleged Title VI violations.

We will respond to federal investigators in the course of the investigation.” In an accompanying media advisory, the university noted it transformed the way it engages with students and the community last year in response to a new Utah law ending diversity,

The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools, including the University of Washington, and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted.

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his officials say exclude whit

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program it says is connected to three California colleges. The department said it is investigating whether the program amounts to illegal race-based discrimination.

MIT, Yale, and the University of Rhode Island are among dozens of universities under federal investigation by the Department of Education for allegedly engaging in “race-exclusionary practices.”

U.S. Department of Education announced the probes, which could lead to institutions losing federal funding over "race-based preferences."

MIT is among more than 50 universities being investigated for alleged racial discrimination by the Trump administration.