Education Department Launches Investigation After Princeton’s President Confronts ‘Systemic Racism’ On Campus

The Education Department has launched an investigation into Princeton University, questioning whether the school is in compliance with federal anti-discrimination law. The move, which follows a recent statement by the Ivy League institution’s president on efforts to combat racism on campus, was castigated by a national higher education association as an unwarranted, unprecedented and politically motivated intrusion into the private university.