Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools

The Trump administration's Justice Department has launched investigations into Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego, demanding admissions-related data from the three medical schools. The move signals a broad federal effort to scrutinize how these institutions handle student selection, potentially focusing on diversity and affirmative action practices. Such investigations represent an expansion of executive authority over higher education admissions policies, an area traditionally managed by individual universities with limited federal oversight. Medical school admissions have become a focal point of national debate following recent Supreme Court decisions restricting race-conscious admissions policies. The demand for data suggests the administration may be examining whether the schools have continued practices that contravene federal civil rights law or administration policy.