Education Department Probes Stanford Over Alleged Racial Discrimination

The university ‘appears to be conditioning access’ to a program based on the skin color of individuals, an Education Department official said.

Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has initiated an investigation into Stanford University to determine whether one of its programs is racially discriminatory and violates Title VI.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, and color in educational programs that receive financial assistance from the federal government. At issue is Stanford’s National Board Resource Center’s (NBRC’s) program that “helps future teachers who ‘identify as a person of color’ receive National Board Certifications,” the department said in an April 29 statement.