Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions
The White House
This memorandum directs the Department of Education to overhaul its data collection systems to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against race-based college admissions by specifically targeting the use of "diversity statements" and other potential racial proxies used by universities.
The primary goal is to ensure that institutions receiving federal financial assistance maintain complete transparency in how they select their incoming classes.
This action is designed to level the playing field by guaranteeing that admissions decisions are based strictly on merit rather than hidden demographic quotas.
Colleges that fail to comply with these new transparency mandates or submit inaccurate data will face strict enforcement.
The Secretary of Education is authorized to take remedial action against non-compliant universities.
This means a school's failure to transparently report its admissions practices could jeopardize its standing and potentially its access to federal financial aid programs under the Higher Education Act.
