Records

Requestor
Wallack, Todd
Organization
The Washington Post
Initial Request Date
01/21/2026
Status
No Responsive Records
Request Completion Date
01/22/2026

Any signed agreements the university reached to resolve a Title VI case publicly announced by the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights in March 2025 or "allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs include." The OCR case specifically cited the university's participation in the PhD Project. https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/office-civil-rights-initiat… Any review or report completed by the university as part of such an agreement. Copies of agreements with other universities indicate the pacts have required universities to examine all their external partnerships that limit participation based on race and report to the US Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights within 30-60 days whether they plan to end those relationships.

Request ID
2026-358