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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley

White House pressure leads universities to cut ties with nonprofit that helps racial minorities

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The Trump administration said Thursday its campaign to end diversity programs in higher education has led dozens of universities to cut ties with an organization known as The PhD Project, which helps racial minorities earn doctorate degrees.

The PhD Project was a little-known nonprofit group until it caught the attention of conservative strategists last year and became the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. The Republican administration says school diversity programs often exclude white and Asian American students.

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