The Trump administration has proposed new rules that could force private universities to abandon race-conscious admissions, scholarships, and diversity programs by threatening their tax-exempt status if they comply. Critics argue the move is an aggressive attempt to pressure institutions into scaling back diversity initiatives, framing compliance as a legal necessity rather than a choice. Legal experts warn that colleges may be misled into abandoning policies that have long been upheld by courts, raising concerns about unintended consequences for higher education equity. The debate now centers on whether universities will prioritize financial security over their commitment to inclusive policies.
The Trump administration is making universities afraid to support diversity — and counting on them to retreat. Last month, the Treasury Department and IRS proposed rules that threaten to strip private colleges of their tax-exempt status if they have race-conscious policies in admissions, scholarships and programs. But a threat is not the same as a […] The post OPINION: No college president, provost or board should retreat from diversity initiatives without considering what the law actually requires appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
