Duke must respond to the federal letter outlining concerns of race preferences across hiring, admissions and scholarship decisions. The university is being asked to create a Merit and Civil Rights Committee with authority delegated from Duke's Board of Trustees to work toward resolving the allegations.

The Trump administration is freezing $108 million in research funding to Duke University as the federal government accuses the school of racial

The Trump administration announced Monday that it has launched an investigation into Duke University over allegations the school’s law journal discriminated “on the basis of race, color, and/or national origin” when selecting editors for the prestigious publication.