The PhD Project’s website shows three Alabama university partners, including the University of Alabama, Auburn University and the University of South Alabama. Only the University of Alabama was named by federal investigators on Friday.

The investigation comes nearly one month after public schools and colleges were warned to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Most of the new investigations are focused on colleges’ partnerships with the PhD Project, a nonprofit that helps underrepresented student groups get degrees in business to diversify the business world.

The department said Friday it had opened an investigation into UW-Madison and 44 other universities nationwide over alleged racial discrimination. The notifications came exactly a month after the department issued sweeping guidance threatening to pull funding from colleges that do not eliminate all considerations of race from policies and programs.

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program it says is connected to three California colleges. The department said it is investigating whether the program amounts to illegal race-based discrimination.

U.S. Department of Education announced the probes, which could lead to institutions losing federal funding over "race-based preferences."