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by Donny Ede | News Channel 3
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Two universities in Michigan are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) for what it calls possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
The DoE is claiming Western Michigan University's (WMU) and the University of Michigan's DACA-affiliated scholarship programs may be discriminatory, according to an article by CBS Detroit.
DoE officials are saying its intention is to "determine whether these universities are granting scholarships only for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals."
DACA, also called the Dream Act, has allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants who entered into the U.S. illegally or overstayed their visas as minors to live and work in the U.S., without fear of deportation, according to the article.
Additionally, the DoE said they will also "examine additional scholarships that appear to exclude students based on other aspects of Title VI, including race and color."
In response to the investigation, a spokesperson for WMU said the following:
"We received notification from the U.S. Department of Education in recent days that the department is reviewing a WMU scholarship. The University takes compliance seriously. We are reviewing the scholarship program, and we will cooperate with authorities," said Paula Davis, associate vice president for strategic communications at WMU.
The investigation is also focusing on scholarship programs at the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska Omaha and the University of Miami.
CBS Detroit's article can be found here.