Justice Department official posts social media photo revealing investigation into Ohio State

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into admissions policies at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, according to the university and a social media post by the head of the department’s Civil Rights Division that appeared to inadvertently reveal it.

“Launching a series of civil rights investigations,” Harmeet Dhillon wrote on X, posting an image of a face-down page concealing the text of an underlying page. “Another day in paradise!”

While Dhillon appeared to be attempting to hide the text of the letter, it was possible to read much of it by increasing the contrast of the image and flipping it horizontally, with key phrases like “Ohio State University College of Medicine” and “Title IV” clearly bleeding through the page.

The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment, and it’s not clear how many other academic institutions are also under investigation.

But Ohio State University confirmed it

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