DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into Duke University and Duke Law JournalMonday, federal officials said.
According to federal officials, the investigation from the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights was prompted by allegations of Duke committing discrimination by using race, color, and national origin to select law journal members.
Federal officials said during the 2024 competition to select editors for the next academic year, the journal allegedly circulated a packet only to affinity groups and instructed the recipients not to share it with other applicants…