The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) unleashed a sweeping crackdown Friday, launching Title VI investigations into 45 top-tier universities accused of racial discrimination in graduate programs tied to “The Ph.D. Project.” The probe, sparked by a February 14 ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ banning race preferences, targets schools allegedly gatekeeping doctoral opportunities by […] Education Dept. Cracks Down: 45 Universities Face Title VI Probes Over Race-Based Programs ...read more read less