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highplainsdem

(57,575 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:12 PM Monday

US government probes Duke University in latest federal funding threat

Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump's administration has initiated a probe into Duke University and the Duke Law Journal over allegations of race-related discrimination, making it the latest American university to face the threat of cuts to federal funding.

The government said on Monday it will probe whether the Duke Law Journal's selection of its editors gives preferences to candidates from minority communities.

"This investigation is based on recent reporting alleging that Duke University discriminates on the bases of race, color, and/or national origin by using these factors to select law journal members," the Education Department said in a statement.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent a letter to the university's leadership alleging what the government called "the use of race preferences in Duke's hiring, admissions, and scholarship decisions."

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-government-probes-duke-university-latest-federal-funding-threat-2025-07-28/

More extortion by the thugocracy.

RFK Jr. is involved because they're going after the medical school as well.

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US government probes Duke University in latest federal funding threat (Original Post) highplainsdem Monday OP

The term "funding threat" means "shakedown." John1956PA Monday #1

This maladministration only cares about "racism" which *doesn't* favor whites. eppur_se_muova Monday #2

when will duke wave the white flag....supremacy flag that is...and bend over to 47's mighty weapon nt msongs Monday #3

They're going down the proverbial list. no_hypocrisy Monday #4

It seems more likely that Duke gives preference to candidates with the best three point shooting percentage fargone Tuesday #5

There are no medical or law students on the basketball team. yardwork Tuesday #6

This isn't about admissions... SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #7

There is no "medical review" at Duke. yardwork Tuesday #8

Thank you! SickOfTheOnePct Tuesday #9

Right, and they're both stupid as hell. yardwork Tuesday #10

My comment was totally tongue in cheek fargone Tuesday #11

I got that and point taken! yardwork Tuesday #12

Cheers fargone Tuesday #13

Go Blue. yardwork Tuesday #14

John1956PA

(4,319 posts)

1. The term "funding threat" means "shakedown."

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:18 PM

Monday

eppur_se_muova

(39,545 posts)

2. This maladministration only cares about "racism" which *doesn't* favor whites.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:22 PM

Monday

So they re-categorize all Affirmative Action and diversity programs as "racism" and get on their 'moral' high horse about it. Just like these lifelong anti-Semites use the "attack" on anti-Semitism as their excuse to dismantle higher education.

msongs

(71,886 posts)

3. when will duke wave the white flag....supremacy flag that is...and bend over to 47's mighty weapon nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:22 PM

Monday

no_hypocrisy

(52,400 posts)

4. They're going down the proverbial list.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 10:37 PM

Monday

Scratch the surface and I'm certain almost every school has racism (whites excluded) and/or antisemitism.

fargone

(409 posts)

5. It seems more likely that Duke gives preference to candidates with the best three point shooting percentage

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 02:03 AM

Tuesday

yardwork

(67,343 posts)

6. There are no medical or law students on the basketball team.

Reply to fargone (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:54 PM

Tuesday

This letter was sent to the School of Medicine and School of Law. Both are highly selective and expensive schools. People who aren't qualified don't get in.

This is just a shakedown, as others say.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,212 posts)

7. This isn't about admissions...

Reply to yardwork (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:58 PM

Tuesday

...it's about selection of editors for the law & medical reviews.

yardwork

(67,343 posts)

8. There is no "medical review" at Duke.

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:08 PM

Tuesday

It's a very broad brush they're using in their idiotic and internally inconsistent letter.

The text of the letter to the School of Medicine begins with:

Racial preferences in hiring, student admissions, governance, patient care, and other operations betray that mission and endanger human lives.

Text here: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26035286/duke-health-joint-letter.pdf

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,212 posts)

9. Thank you!

Reply to yardwork (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:13 PM

Tuesday

I just looked it up, there were two letters…one about how law review members are chosen, and a second letter (the one you mentioned) regarding the medical school.

yardwork

(67,343 posts)

10. Right, and they're both stupid as hell.

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:18 PM

Tuesday

The School of Medicine letter goes on to say that Duke can't be trusted to review their own policies... then demands that Duke set up a committee to review their own policies.

It's like TrumpCo is not even trying anymore.