By Sarah Atwood, MediaNews Group

Programs at Michigan universities that aim to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds gain access to higher education are at risk under new rules from the U.S. Department of Justice that have rankled university administrators.

In a July 29 memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi said that although the federal government in the past has “turned a blind eye toward, or even encouraged, various discriminatory practices,” this would no longer be tolerated for recipients of federal funds, including the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and other public schools in the state.

The guidelines from President Donald Trump’s administration seek to end practices that it considers discrimination or segregation. For instance, it prohibits universities from

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