Trump ordered expanded admissions reporting to police race-conscious practices

Date: 2025-08-07
Entry type: presidential-memorandum
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissionsdocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-08-07, Donald Trump directed the Education Department to expand higher-education admissions data collection to support enforcement against unlawful race-based admissions practices.
- The White House: Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education AdmissionsOperative text of the cited action