Clemson examines an examination of the Trump management

By: Jessica Holdman – March 14, 2025 5:49 p.m.

Clemson University among 45 universities named in Federal Di-related examination

Clemson University belongs to 45 Colleges, which is nationwide by the US Ministry of Education for its partnership with an organization that aims to increase the number of doctoral students and professors in the country's country in the country's business school.

The Federal Agency's office for civil rights investigations ceased the investigation in Clemson and other schools, which “were allegedly involved in their graduation programs in racial exclusion practices” by using an organization called Ph.D. Project, according to a declaration by the Ministry of Education on Friday.

The agency will determine whether membership in the organization is a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination due to racial, color and national original programs in educational programs and activities, according to federal financing.

If Clemson violates, he could lose federal funds, including justification for Pell Grant and student loan programs. Clemson is the only college in South Carolina on the list.

“Clemson endeavors to ensure compliance with all federal, local and state regulations,” said a statement by the university that administrators will work together with the Federal Authority in order to provide an answer.

The examination is carried out under a broader setback of President Donald Trump's administration against “diversity, justice and inclusion”.

“Today's announcement is expanding our efforts to ensure that the universities do not discriminate their students because they have racial and racial stereotypes,” said US Education Minister Linda McMahon in the explanation. “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. “

The Ph.D. Project's mission is to “increase the diversity in the workplace by supporting and improving the variety of business school faculties, which promotes the preparation of tomorrow's executives”, as the recent annual report encourages, supports and improves. The organization does this by creating a professional network for business professionals from underrepresented minority groups who want to leave the meeting room to pursue a career in science.

Universities who work with the organization pay an annual member fee of USD 5,000 on the organization's website.

This membership enables schools to publish openings for professorship in doctoral thesis. Project's jobs board and visit the group's annual conferences to recruit potential students.

An article by Clemson from 2018 has a visit to the Ph.D. The annual conference of the project and the opportunity to take the Clemson experience on around 300 strenuous company doctoral students.

“It not only enables us to recruit potential doctoral students, but also help to recruit the future faculty and take us on a way to reach integrative excellence,” said Dean Wendy York, Clemson Business School.

The article states that four of the faculty members of the Business School at that time part of the Ph.D. Project programs. Only two of these professors still teach in Clemson. The other two have passed to other schools since then.

“The program opened me so many doors that I am forced to do the same for others who like me who can leave the business and return to school,” said one of the former Clemson professors, Delancy Bennett, in the article. “The Ph.D. The journey is a challenge, especially for a minority, because they are a needle in a haystack under a field of hay wheels. “

The Ph.D. The project on its website indicates that it has 300 membership schools. It is unclear why the U.S. Ministry of Education selected the 45 on the list.

The Federal Education Agency opened its investigation of some of these universities after a letter dated February 14, in which the universities reminded of the decision of the US Court of Justice in 2023, which turns back positive action programs in College.

In the letter, the decision of the landmark will argue one step further: “The participation of the Supreme Court applies more generally. In essence, the test is simple: if an educational institution deals with a person of a breed differently than another person due to the breed of this person, the educational institution violates the law.

The Federal Law prohibits companies to remove companies in decisions in relation to approvals, hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, prices, administrative support, discipline, housing, graduation ceremony and all other aspects of students, academics and life on campus. “

Jessica Holdman

Jessica Holdman writes about the economy, the workforce and university formation. Before she came to the SC Daily Gazette, she was a business reporter for the post office and a courier.

SC Daaily Gazette is part of the newsroom of the states, the largest state -oriented non -profit news organization in the country.

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