Slain UNLV Professor Targeted in Trump’s Anti-DEI Probe
A year after her death in a campus mass shooting, UNLV professor Patricia Navarro-Velez is posthumously named in a federal investigation targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at 45 colleges. The Department of Education alleges that UNLV’s involvement with The PhD Project, a mentoring program Navarro-Velez participated in, violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act through race-based eligibility restrictions. This action is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to eliminate DEI initiatives from educational institutions. UNLV, citing ongoing investigation, offered limited comment, stating that two other former professors involved in the project are also under scrutiny.
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