The University of Oklahoma’s School of Community Medicine in Tulsa is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for alleged race-based scholarships and segregation.
Announced Friday, the federal office opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI after it sent letters to schools on Feb. 14 to “end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities.”
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the education department is working to reorient civil rights enforcement to protect students from discrimination.
“The agency has already launched Title VI investigations into institutions where widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported and Title IX investigations into entities which allegedly continue to allow sex discrimination; today’s announcement expands our efforts to ensure universities are not discriminating against their students based on race and race stereotypes,” McMahon said. “Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin. We will not yield on this commitment.” 
OCR is investigating 45 universities for “allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs,” along with six universities, including OU-TU School of Community Medicine, for alleged “race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.”
“We are aware of the announcement from the Department of Education and are looking into the matter,” an OU spokesperson said in a statement.
The announcement comes after nearly half of the federal education department’s staff was slashed earlier this week, costing its civil rights office 243 workers, shutting down seven regional offices. Those soon-to-be-shuttered field offices were in Dallas, which oversees Oklahoma, New York City, Cleveland, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
At the same time, President Donald Trump is considering an executive order attempting to dismantle the agency entirely — although the agency could not close unless Congress decides to take that action.

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