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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating St. Louis University School of Medicine for potential racial discrimination in admissions, alongside four other medical schools, to assess Civil Rights Act violations; the probe is part of a broader administration effort to scrutinize diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education, and SLU has not commented.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College over its admission of transgender women, assessing whether the private all-women’s college violated rules by admitting individuals who are not biologically female; Smith has admitted trans women since 2015 and now accepts applicants who self-identify as women, amid ongoing debates about gender identity and Title IX protections.
The Cobb County School District in Georgia has been added to the list of educational institutions under investigation for alleged discrimination, joining the Atlanta Public Schools. The investigation, led by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, is part of a broader initiative by the White House to address discrimination in schools. The specific nature of the complaint prompting the inquiry has not been disclosed.