US Naval Academy latest school to nix affirmative action in admissions

The United States Naval Academy in Anapolis, Md., recently joined a growing list of schools that will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission, court documents made public Friday show.

The move follows an executive order issued by President Trump earlier this year that called for the shuttering of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and moved to end the use of affirmative action in hiring and admissions practices.

The Department...