"UC Berkeley has severed ties with a nonprofit that aims to diversify the ranks of business school professors in the wake of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, the department said Thursday. Education Department officials had accused The PhD Project, which has helped Black, Latino and Native American students earn doctorates in business since the 1990s, of violating federal anti-discrimination law by restricting admission to its programs by race."
"UC Berkeley is among 31 colleges nationwide to end partnerships with the group, the department's Office for Civil Rights said. Negotiations are ongoing at 14 additional schools, according to the department. UC Berkeley spokesperson Janet Gilmore said that participants from the campus had attended the organization's programs in past academic years but that the university presently has no formal relationship with The PhD Project."
"The PhD Project drew fire from right-wing activists and politicians last year after Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and frequent higher education critic, posted on X about a conference it held for prospective doctoral students who identify as Black/African American, LatinX/Hispanic American, or Native American/Canadian Indigenous. The group now says its programs are open to students of any race interested in pursuing a business doctorate."
UC Berkeley and at least 30 other colleges have ended or paused partnerships with The PhD Project after the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into race-based restrictions. Education officials alleged The PhD Project limited admission to programs by race, despite the group's decades-long work helping Black, Latino and Native American students earn doctoral degrees in business. The PhD Project hosts an annual conference, claims to have helped over 1,700 doctoral graduates, and now states its programs are open to students of any race. Negotiations remain ongoing at multiple campuses.
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