{"id":2610803,"date":"2026-06-04T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-alleged-race-based-discrimination-at-med-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:38:00","slug":"doj-investigating-alleged-race-based-discrimination-at-med-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-alleged-race-based-discrimination-at-med-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ investigating alleged race-based discrimination at med schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-investigating-alleged-race-based-discrimination-at-med-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh U.S. Department of Justice announced investigations into 15 medical schools, alleging their admissions processes illegally considered applicants\u2019 race. The DOJ said it opened the probes under Title VI of the Civil Rights act, guided by the Supreme Court\u2019s 2023 *Students for Fair Admissions* decision, which found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-exempts-military-academies-in-affirmative-action-ruling\/\" title=\"Supreme Court exempts military academies from affirmative action ruling.\">race-based admissions programs<\/a> at Harvard and UNC violated federal law by discriminating and conflicting with the equal Protection clause.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ did not name the schools or release specific proof in its announcement, but said the goal is to ensure legal compliance. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon criticized some medical schools for focusing on class demographics rather then training quality. The announcement follows DOJ findings in May that UCLA and Yale were intentionally selecting applicants based on race, and it comes as the Trump governance emphasizes reforming higher education amid claims of racial bias and other civil-rights concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/DOJ\/\">Department of Justice<\/a> on Thursday<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-expands-admissions-investigations-15-additional-medical-schools\"> announced<\/a> investigations into 15 U.S. medical schools over allegations that the admissions programs illegally used applicants\u2019 race as a metric. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report does not specify which schools are under investigation or provide specific evidence of racial discrimination. The DOJ said it opened the investigations to ensure compliance with federal law.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4588348\/bill-maher-slams-democrats-failing-education-energy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Maher slams California for failing on education and green energy: \u2018You\u2019re losing to Waffle House states\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4585970\/yale-reinstates-standardized-testing-sat-act-requirement-applicants\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Yale reinstates standardized testing requirement for applicants<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4585008\/civil-rights-complaint-oregon-racial-quota-school-funding\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Watchdogs file civil rights complaint against Oregon over racial quotas in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-faces-civil-rights-complaint-over-racial-quotas-in-education-funding\/\" title=\"Oregon faces civil rights complaint over racial quotas in ... funding\">school funding policies<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The medical schools will be examined under Title VI of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/civil-rights\/\">Civil Rights<\/a> Act, as interpreted by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court\u2019s<\/a> decision in <em>Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2022\/20-1199\"> landmark 2023 decision ruled<\/a> that race-based admissions programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina directly violated federal law by discriminating against white and Asian applications in favor of other racial identities, in direct violation of the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/amendment-14\/\"> Equal Protection Clause<\/a> of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of America\u2019s top medical schools appear more concerned about the demographics of their incoming classes than training students to succeed in the profession,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division in the released 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noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4569471\/doj-yale-medical-school-discrimination-race\/\"> Yale University<\/a> are guilty of illegally and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intentionally selecting medical school applicants based<\/a> on race.\u200b The Trump administration has prioritized efforts to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3237621\/trump-administration-must-bring-higher-education-to-heel\/\">reform higher education<\/a> due to allegations of institutional racial and political bias, free speech violations, and antisemitism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ launched probes into 15 medical schools for alleged race-based 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