San Jose Mercury-News: Stanford U under scrutiny for gender discrimination
After a four-year hiatus, the U.S. Department of Labor has resumed its probe into discrimination allegations at Stanford University, sending investigators onto campus to review employment records of women and minorities.
The investigators are reviewing files that contain information about salaries and promotions. They will then analyze their data to see if Stanford, a recipient of federal money, complied with federal anti-discrimination laws.
The investigation of four schools at Stanford, including the schools of medicine and law, was launched in 1998 when several dozen frustrated female faculty members brought a 400-page complaint to the government alleging gender discrimination. The complaint later expanded to include racial discrimination.
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