Universities will still be allowed to offer the diversity-related courses, but students cannot be required to take them.

It places new restrictions on federal contracts, requiring institutions to certify that they do not operate DEI programs that it deems in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws. Schools that fail to comply risk losing federal funding and potential enforcement actions.

Still grappling with the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, which ended affirmative action in

Just a few weeks have passed since Inauguration Day, and President Donald Trump has already issued dozens of executive orders and actions — several relating to the U.S. immigration system and border security.