Also is the youngest local school, which the Trump government targeted due to alleged discrimination.
Cambridge University belongs to 45 schools that have exposed to an investigation by the Ministry of Education because they are supposed to participate in their graduate programs “racial development practices”.
The announcement of the Ministry of Education for Civil Rights on Friday by investigating Title VI after the Federal Authority has initiated probes in institutions in which there is supposedly widespread anti -Semitic harassment.
In addition to MIT, other northeastern schools are on the alleged list of racial discrimination, the University of Rhode Island, Yale University and the NYU.
“The department is working to reorganize the enforcement of civil rights to ensure that all students are protected against illegal discrimination,” said US Education Minister Linda McMahon in a statement. “The agency has already initiated investigations from titles VI into institutions in which a widespread anti -Semitic harassment was reported, and Title -ix examinations that are said to continue to allow discrimination based on gender.
“Today's announcement is expanding our efforts to ensure that the universities do not discriminate their students due to racial and racial stereotypes,” added McMahon. “The pupils must be assessed according to earnings and performance that are not covered by the color of their skin. We will not result in this obligation. “
With a comment on Friday did not immediately answer a comment.
The investigation into the 45 universities follows the “Dear Colleague Letter” of the agency, in which the civil rights obligations of the schools were repeated in order to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educational programs and activities.
The schools were warned in the letter that they could lose federal financing if they did not comply with the Federal Civil Rights Act.
The investigation arises from the accusations that these institutions have violated title VI by working with “The PhD Project”, an organization that offers doctoral students an insight into the obtaining a doctoral thesis and networking opportunities, but according to the FEDS limits the authorization on the basis of the participants.
