The Education Department’s Race to the Bottom
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Soon after Princeton University president Christopher L. Eisgruber outlined steps the university would take “to combat systemic racism at Princeton and beyond,” the U.S. Department of Education declared his message a “serious, even shocking” admission, which “compel[led] the Department to move with all appropriate speed” to investigate the institution for possible violations of federal antidiscrimination law.
Originally published: October 12, 2020
Author: David Wippman
Position: President
Institution: Hamilton College
Published by: Inside Higher Ed