DOJ accuses William & Mary of discrimination in scholarships, benefits
The federal review targets scholarships and student benefits that the Justice Department says may give race-based preferences, including full-ride awards and fellowships.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into William & Mary to determine whether some scholarships and student-benefit programs use race or ethnicity as eligibility or selection criteria in violation of federal law.
- DOJ is examining several programs, including scholarships and fellowships that reportedly give preference to Hispanic or Latino women, graduates of historically Black colleges and universities, or other groups identified through diversity-related criteria.
- The investigation centers on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits federally funded institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin, as the administration applies those protections to scholarships and other educational benefits.
- William & Mary has said it complies with state and federal nondiscrimination requirements, while DOJ emphasized that the investigation has not reached a conclusion about whether the university actually violated federal law.
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