HHS Opens DEI Probe Into Health Scholarship in D.C.

The Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights on Friday launched a probe into AcademyHealth, a D.C.-based health research organization, over claims it excludes white applicants from one of its scholarships, reports the Washington Examiner.

“The Office for Civil Rights will faithfully apply civil rights law using a colorblind lens to root out discriminatory criteria and promote individual excellence, grit, and hard work,”Anthony Archeval, acting director of the HHS civil rights division, said in a statement obtained by the Examiner.

Trump in January signed an executive order ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs within the federal government, which he and conservatives have long condemned as discriminatory.