Overview

• The Office for Civil Rights opened national origin discrimination probes into scholarship programs at the University of Louisville, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Miami, University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.
• The review will also examine scholarships that limit awards to students based on race or sexual orientation.
• The investigations stem from complaints filed by the Equal Protection Project, which argues that DACA-focused awards violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
• Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor said the department aims to protect U.S. citizens from policies that exclude them from competing for financial aid.
• In response to the inquiry, the University of Michigan and other Big Ten schools formed a mutual defense compact to resist potential federal funding cuts.