Local University Targeted in Federal Probe

Morgan State University in Baltimore is one of 12 new schools being investigated by the U-S Department of Education.
 
The Department has added the 12 colleges and universities to its growing list of educational institutions being scrutinized for their handling of sexual abuse allegations. 


In May, the Department's Office for Civil Rights made public the names of schools under investigation for possible violations of Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination at institutions receiving federal funds. It pledged to update the log on a weekly basis. The most recent version of the list was published on Wednesday, and now includes 67 schools.

The schools on the list range from small colleges to large universities, across 32 states.

Among the 12 newly added institutions are Morgan State University in Baltimore; the University of Delaware; and Elmira College in Elmira, New York.

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