OPINION – President Donald Trump’s latest executive order requires colleges receiving federal aid to submit detailed admissions data — including race, GPA, test scores, and acceptance rates — to prove they aren’t using race, directly or indirectly, in admissions decisions. Noncompliance may trigger federal enforcement actions, including corrective plans, loss of federal student aid eligibility, and possible referral to the Department of Justice.

The White House claims that this order supports fairness and transparency, but critics warn it’s a veiled attack on racial diversity in higher education. Yale Law professor Justin Driver called the new approach “catastrophic” and said it would likely be used to intimidate universities into lowering Black and Latino enrollment.

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