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Education Secretary tells Virginia colleges to eliminate discrimination on campus
In a letter she wrote Saturday to college presidents and board members, Aimee Guidera directed each university’s board of visitors to investigate their school’s admissions, hiring and other practices and to end any practice that contains racial preference.
Her instructions double down on a directive from the administration of President Donald Trump to eliminate the practice of DEI — or diversity, equity and inclusion — from colleges and industries across the country.
In January, the Trump administration issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” in which he said industries and government agencies — including colleges — under the guise of DEI, were using race- and sex-based preferences that violate civil rights laws," reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Photo: In response to a letter from the U.S. Department of Education, VCU leaders said they determined the school is “generally aligned” with its instructions and that the school is dedicated to creating an environment free from discrimination.