Emory University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for its affiliation with The PhD Project, a nonprofit that focuses on supporting Black, Latino, and Native American students in business doctoral programs.

Emory University is under federal investigation for its partnership with The PhD Project, part of a broader effort to eliminate race-based education policies.

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program it says is connected to three California colleges. The department said it is investigating whether the program amounts to illegal race-based discrimination.