US Justice Dept probing admissions policies at California universities

Record ID: 1986934

  • Title: US Justice Dept probing admissions policies at California universities
  • Date: 28th March 2025
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (MARCH 28, 2025) (REUTERS) CHANDELIER, CURTAINS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SWAYING CHANDELIER SWINGING APARTMENT BUILDING / RESIDENTS GATHERED AT ENTRANCE TO APARTMENT BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 41-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT, SIRINYA NAKAUTA, SAYING: “I was sleeping on my bed and at first I thought my head was spinning. So I moved to see what was happening and thi
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  • Keywords: California California university California university admissions policies Donald Trump Trump Trump California university admissions
  • Location: BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES AND STANFORD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / INTERNET
  • City: BERKELEY, LOS ANGELES AND STANFORD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / INTERNET
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA004226327032025RP1
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  • Story Text: The U.S. Department of Justice has launched investigations into admissions policies at Stanford University and three University of California schools, it said on Thursday (March 27).
    U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed the department's civil rights division to investigate to ensure that the schools comply with a Supreme Court decision that prevents colleges and universities from discriminating when choosing students for admission, the department said in a news release.
    In addition to Stanford, the review will cover the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of California, Irvine.
    Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump's administration has attempted to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the government and the private sector. He has also taken aim at academic institutions and universities, launching dozens of investigations and threatening to cut off funding to schools that promote DEI.
    “President Trump and I are dedicated to ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity across the country,” Bondi said in the release. “Every student in America deserves to be judged solely based on their hard work, intellect, and character, not the color of their skin.”
    (Production: Nathan Frandino)
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