WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring colleges to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions.

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In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped students' lives if applicants share that information in their admissions essays.

Trump's Republican administration is accusing colleges of using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which conservatives view as illegal discrimination.

The role of race in admissions has featured in the administration's battle against some of the nation's most elite colleges - viewed by Republicans as liberal hotbeds. For example, the executive o

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