Trump's attack on DEI on might affect White male college students the most..loss of affirmative action for males [View all]

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-attack-dei-might-affect-205504312.html


“This drips with irony,” Ted Mitchell, the president of the American Council on Education, or ACE, said.

Following President Trump’s sweeping executive orders in January, which called for the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, there may be an unintended backlash to the policy, especially on college campuses.

While much of the president’s feelings regarding DEI pointed toward race when it came to college admissions, higher education and admissions experts suggest the ban on DEI is likely to affect another underrepresented group of college applicants: men, and in particular, White men.


At Brown University, according to numbers cited by The Washington Post, the incoming first-year class consisted of 7 percent men, compared to 4.4 percent women. Schools have attempted to keep incoming classes evenly balanced between genders, despite a growing number of men opting out of attending college. According to data, 40 percent more women than men enroll in higher education, which means men have a much easier chance of being admitted.

That may no longer be the case.