For the second time in a week, the federal education department placed the University of Wisconsin-Madison on a warning list. The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it had opened an investigation into UW-Madison and 44 other universities nationwide over alleged racial discrimination.

The University of Washington and Washington State are among more than 50 universities under investigation for alleged racial discrimination.

More than 50 universities across the United States, including Washington University in St. Louis, are under federal investigation for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's administration's broader efforts to roll back diversity,