Yale Deal - Part 13

From the Yale Daily News: The U.S. Treasury Department introduced a rule that would strip federal tax-exempt status from private universities the Trump administration deems as engaging in racial discrimination, including in admissions and school programs. The proposal... arrives as Yale and a slew of other universities are under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for alleged discrimination against white and Asian applicants in their admissions processes. In May, the Justice Department accused the Yale Medical School of engaging in racial discrimination, and in July, University President Maurie McInnis confirmed that the investigation had expanded to include Yale College and Yale Law School...

The Treasury proposal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to force schools to abandon diversity measures or policies that benefit minority students... Yale spokesperson Karen Peart wrote in a statement to the News that Yale will “carefully review” the proposed rule. “Yale is committed to following the law and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind,” Peart wrote...

Full story at https://yaledailynews.com/articles/treasury-threatens-tax-exempt-status-of-schools-with-diversity-programs.