Affirmative Action Is Still Alive and Well. Trump Can Kill It

The death of affirmative action has been greatly exaggerated. Donald Trump knows it — and he’s already moving to end this racial discrimination once and for all.

This is the reality of the executive order that Trump signed on January 21. He ordered the attorney general and secretary of education to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on affirmative action, which is both unconstitutional and illegal. Trump is targeting colleges and universities that receive federal funding, which is essentially all of them.

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Stanley Goldfarb

Stanley Goldfarb, a former associate dean at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, is the chairman of Do No Harm.

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Ian Kingsbury

Ian Kingsbury is the director of research at Do No Harm, a health-care-advocacy organization.

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The death of affirmative action has been greatly exaggerated. Donald Trump knows it — and he’s already moving to end this racial discrimination once and for all.

This is the reality of the executive order that Trump signed on January 21. He ordered the attorney general and secretary of education to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on affirmative action, which is both unconstitutional and illegal. Trump is targeting colleges and universities that receive federal funding, which is essentially all of them.