Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation US education secretary Linda McMahon said agency could take action under Title IV of Higher Education Act of 1965 if schools did not respond to demand. Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP View image in fullscreen US education secretary Linda McMahon said agency could take action under Title IV of Higher Education Act of 1965 if schools did not respond to demand. Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race Trump ordered data collection after raising concern about race being used as factor in college admissions A federal judge on Friday halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.The ruling from the US district court judge F Dennis Saylor IV in Boston granting the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general. It will only apply to public universities in plaintiffs’ states.The federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a “rushed and chaotic” manner.University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war Read more“The 120-day deadline imposed…
Published: April 4, 2026 5:02 pm
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