USF faces investigation over race-based doctoral fellowship program

USF faces investigation over race-based doctoral fellowship program

A letter sent to USF alleges “discrimination on the basis of race” through the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. ORACLE PHOTO/ALEXANDRA URBAN

The Department of Education is conducting a federal investigation on USF over a “race-based” doctoral fellowship program that the agency said violates the Civil Rights Act.

The letter sent to USF is aimed at the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program, which was established in 1984 and awards funding to African American and Hispanic…

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