Under pressure from feds, University of Chicago cuts ties with program helping students of color get Ph.D.s

Mary Norkol — 2026-02-20T21:41:55Z

The University of Chicago has severed its relationship with a program credited with aiding Black and Brown students pursuing doctoral degrees that the Trump administration alleges is racially discriminatory against white students.
According to a Thursday news release from the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Chicago is one of 31 universities nationwide ending its partnership with the PhD Project, an organization launched in 1994 to diversify the pool of students who pursue (…)

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