Affirmative action policies among 24 documents rescinded for being ‘unnecessary, outdated’
The Trump administration has rescinded Obama-era guidance encouraging colleges to take a student’s race into account to promote diversity in admissions, as part of a broader purge of guidelines issued by prior administrations.
Six pieces of guidance related to affirmative action issued between 2011 and 2016 were among 24 nullified on Tuesday by attorney general Jeff Sessions, who said they were “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper”.
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