The schools are Stanford University, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego.
A banner of President Donald Trump hangs outside the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.
Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center instead of the sheriffTrump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk SharpiesThe Justice Department opened the investigations Wednesday into possible discrimination at the medical schools of Stanford University, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego. Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights,of universities he decries as overrun by liberal influence, using control of federal research funding as leverage. His administration has demanded selective colleges provide undergraduate admissions data to show they are in line with a 2023 Supreme Court decision forbidding affirmative action in college admissions.In a letter to Ohio State, Dhillon wrote that the Justice Department was seeking any documents related to “the use or lack of use of race” in evaluating applicants. She said they were also seeking all applicant-level admissions data and any reviews by the school of admissions trends or outcomes by race. Ohio State spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said the school is compliant with state and federal regulations and legal rulings regarding admissions. “We’ve received the attached letter and will respond appropriately,” he said. UC San Diego said in a written statement that it was reviewing the notice from the Justice Department. “UC San Diego is committed to fair processes in all of our programs and activities, including admissions, consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws,” the university said in a written statement.It was not immediately clear why the three medical schools were targeted.said colleges could still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information in their admissions essays. Trump has raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination.The Associated Press’ education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’sFourth Padres suitor becomes publicSan Diego’s General Dynamics-NASSCO awarded $3.9 million to design Navy oiler shipPlay ball! We tried the new food at Petco Park this season. Here are our picks. El destructor de San Diego USS Gridley se dirige a Sudamérica para entrenar con el portaaviones Nimitz
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