Trump orders colleges to prove they don't consider race in admissions as three UCs face probe

Trump signed an order requiring colleges to submit data to the Department of Education to prove they do not consider race in admissions.

The order comes as the government accuses UCLA and other selective California campuses of illegally considering race in admissions.

The issue of admissions is among the charges federal agencies made against UCLA when pulling $584 million in grant funding.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring colleges to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions, echoing admissions accusations his administration has made against UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Berkeley, Stanford and other universities.

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has