Why Racial Discrimination Is so Deeply Institutionalized in US Higher Education

Why racial discrimination is so deeply institutionalized in US higher education

President Donald Trump last week directed Education Secretary Linda MacMahon to start collecting data from nearly every US university with an eye in on enforcing the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling banning most race-based college admissions.

Education Department demands proof schools are not conducting race-based admissions

President Donald Trump's administration is demanding schools prove that they are not conducting race-based admissions.The Department of Education released a memo on Thursday detailing a new auditing process for college admissions in order to find any instances of civil rights violations.In order to "promote transparency," the Department of Education directed the National Center for Education Statistics to collect admissions data to show American…

Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions

Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SUBJECT:       Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions By the authority vested in me as President

Are HBCUs at Risk Under Trump’s Admissions Crackdown?

(AURN News) — President Donald Trump is once again targeting federal programs that have long supported the Black community — this time through a new directive aimed at higher education. On Thursday, the White House issued a presidential memorandum directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to require all colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid to disclose how they make admissions decisions. In a section titled “Ending Discr…