The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
The Education Department is crafting regs to carry out a congressionally mandated earnings test for colleges. The contentious gainful-employment rule is also on the table. Starting next July, colleges and universities’ access to federal student loans will hinge on how much their graduates make after Congress’s new earnings test, known as the Do No Harm standard, takes effect.