UW Madison among group of schools investigated by DOE for discrimination
MADISON, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – UW Madison is one of more than 45 universities the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating. The department issued a memo saying American educational Institutions discriminated against white and Asian students. UW Madison is facing scrutiny for a group, called the PHD Project, for helping students from underrepresented groups obtain degrees in business. UW Madison saying as of Friday it was not formally notified of any complaint to the PHD Project and if a complaint is
Received it will cooperate with the investigation.
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