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UNITED STATES Trump scraps Obama-era affirmative action guidelines Tweet Independent .



The Justice Department announced it was revoking 24 federal guidance documents that it considered “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper”.

Seven of those were documents issued jointly with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights under the Obama administration that called on university superintendents and colleges to think about race when making efforts to diversify their campuses. “Learning environments comprised of students from diverse backgrounds provide an enhanced educational experience for individual students,” the guidance reads.



“By choosing to create this kind of rich academic environment, educational institutions help students sharpen their critical thinking and analytical skills.” The guidance comprises different methods to encourage diversity – such as giving admission preferences to students from specific schools based on demographics.

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The Trump administration has scrapped Obama-era policies promoting diversity in universities known as affirmative action. United States President Donald Trump’s decision has been viewed as an indicator that the federal government may soon challenge Harvard University’s admissions practices and nudge other universities to shelve race-orientated policies, writes Maya Oppenheim for theThe Justice Department announced it was revoking 24 federal guidance documents that it considered “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper”.Seven of those were documents issued jointly with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights under the Obama administration that called on university superintendents and colleges to think about race when making efforts to diversify their campuses. “Learning environments comprised of students from diverse backgrounds provide an enhanced educational experience for individual students,” the guidance reads.“By choosing to create this kind of rich academic environment, educational institutions help students sharpen their critical thinking and analytical skills.” The guidance comprises different methods to encourage diversity – such as giving admission preferences to students from specific schools based on demographics. Follow University World News on Facebook



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