Clemson cuts ties with national program amid federal DEI-related investigation

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 422

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Clemson University is among 31 colleges nationwide to sever its partnership with a program that aims to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and Native American doctoral students and professors within the country’s business schools.

Clemson’s participation in The Ph.D. Project landed the school and more than 40 other colleges under investigation last March by the U.S. Department of Education.

In a settlement agreement announced Thursday by the federal education agency, Clemson and the …

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