Trump signs order requiring colleges to provide admissions data

• President Donald Trump has signed a directive compelling colleges and universities to provide detailed demographic data on their incoming classes to the Department of Education.
• The directive mandates a revamp of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to expand reporting requirements for the racial composition of student bodies.
• The White House states the measure aims to verify that admissions do not involve unlawful discrimination, aligning with a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action in higher education.
• The administration will implement increased accuracy checks on submitted data and take remedial action for any incomplete or inaccurate submissions.
• This memorandum is part of a wider series of actions by the Trump administration to reverse programs intended to benefit racial minorities and to end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.

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