Federal memo on college admissions transparency signals heightened scrutiny of DEI activity

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday, subjecting colleges and universities to a higher level of scrutiny regarding admissions practices. The memo signals the administration’s resolve to sniff out, and snuff out, race- and sex-based considerations in admissions decisions, among other non-merit-based factors—a practice which the memo calls “unlawful,” “shameful,” and “dangerous.”