The U.S. Naval Academy has ended racial preferences in the admissions process, President Donald Trump's administration said in a court application Friday.
New changes to policy come as a result of Trump's issuance Executive On January 27th, an order banning all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the military prompted policy changes from the academy, according to the submission. After U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett ruled in December 2024 that racial considerations in admissions did not violate the ruling that June 2023 college admissions positive behaviour, the Navy Agency continued to continue racial-based admissions.
The plaintiff in the suit was a fair admissions student, a student advocacy group that filed the original lawsuit that overthrew a positive case in the Supreme Court in June 2023.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses issued the following lawsuit from the executive order. guidance It prohibits “sex-based, racial-based, or organizational composition, academic admission, or career field goals.” (Related: Navy provides transgender Marines, seafarers with voluntary, honorable discharge)
The Navy's midshipman stands during the US national anthem during the 125th American match between the Army Black Knights and the Navy's midshipman at Northwest Stadium on December 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
“In response to these directives, in February 2025, Vice Admiral Yvette M. David, superintendent of the Naval Academy, decided that it would be necessary to change the Naval Academy admissions policy,” the submission read. “Under the revised internal guidance issued by the director on February 14, 2025, race, ethnicity, or gender cannot be considered a factor of entry at any point during the admission process, including accreditation and acceptance.”
Additionally, Trump fired a committee of visitors for the US military academy in February. Trump said the move was to wipe out the “left ideologue” that was wrapped in the agency.
The Naval Academy declined to comment.
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