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Trump Administration Investigates Admissions Policies at Stanford and UC Campuses

Attorney General Pamela Bondi announces federal compliance reviews to ensure adherence to the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against affirmative action.

People rally at the University of California, Berkeley campus to protest the Trump administration Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Students move through the Stanford University campus in Stanford. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched investigations into Stanford University and several University of California schools, including Berkeley, to see if they violate the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that bans race-based discrimination in college admissions.
The Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California Berkeley. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched investigations into Stanford University and several University of California schools, including Berkeley, to see if they violate the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that bans race-based discrimination in college admissions.
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Overview

  • The Department of Justice has launched investigations into admissions policies at Stanford University and three University of California campuses: Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine.
  • The probes aim to ensure compliance with the 2023 Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Harvard, which banned race-based affirmative action in college admissions.
  • Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated the investigations are part of a broader campaign to eliminate illegal discrimination and restore merit-based admissions practices.
  • The Trump administration has warned universities of potential federal funding cuts for non-compliance with anti-discrimination laws.
  • Stanford has stated it has already taken steps to comply with the Supreme Court ruling, while the University of California has not yet commented on the investigations.