Federal Crackdown on Illegal Discrimination Targets OU–Tulsa School of Community Medicine

At least one Oklahoma university may be in the crosshairs of federal investigators seeking to weed out illegal racial discrimination.

In March, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities for alleged violations of anti-discrimination law, backing with action the words of warning provided to colleges and universities nationwide in a Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter.

The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa School of Community Medicine was among those identified as being under investigation for alleged impermissible race-based scholarships and race-based segregation.

Read more in the OCPA.