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EEOC: ‘Reasonable cause’ Providence schools’ student loan forgiveness program violated Title...

Education 07/31/2025

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission determined on July 24 there is “reasonable cause” that a multimillion-dollar student loan forgiveness program to...

A CLOSER LOOK: More than 30 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island are the focus of a complaint filed by the conservative nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation alleging that the scholarships violate federal law because eligibility is partially based on race and gender.  COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints

Education 04/11/2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...

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