Overview

• The United States Naval Academy has permanently stopped considering race, ethnicity or sex in its admissions process.
• President Trump’s January 27 executive order barred military schools from giving any advantage based on gender or race.
• Superintendent Vice Admiral Yvette Davids issued a February memo instructing that immutable characteristics be excluded at every stage of admission.
• The Department of Defense concluded that race-conscious admissions do not improve unit cohesion, talent recruitment or national security.
• The Justice Department and Students for Fair Admissions jointly filed with the 4th Circuit to dismiss the 2023 lawsuit and vacate earlier court rulings.