The Brief

President Donald Trump’s new policy directs colleges to furnish data to prove that race isn’t a factor in their admissions decisions for applicants.

Data collected will include the race and sex of the colleges’ applicants.

Under the order, Education Secretary Linda McMahon can act against colleges that don’t submit the data to the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum requiring colleges to submit data as evidence they don’t consider race in their admissions process.

"The persistent lack of available data — paired with the rampant use of ‘diversity statements’ and other overt and hidden racial proxies — continues to raise concerns about whether race is actually used in admissions decisions in practice," the Associated Press noted, citing the memoran

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