A little over a year after Donald Trump took office for the second time and began going after what he described as «discriminatory» diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, including gender extremism and racial preferences in education, his administration is touting several «wins» it says are shifting the culture war on college campuses and beyond. 

More than 300 colleges and universities have rooted out DEI, according to numbers in a Department of Education press release laying out various «wins» against DEI during President Trump’s second term. Other numbers the administration shared showed 45 colleges and universities have also removed DEI statements and messaging from university programs or websites, at least 15 have eliminated the use of diversity statements in hiring faculty or staff, at least 95 have either eliminated, renamed or shifted staff or faculty positions related to DEI, at least 175 have removed or restructured their current DEI offices, and over a half-dozen recently abandoned racially segregated graduation ceremonies. 

Furthermore, College Board, best known for administering standardized tests like the SAT, revised criteria for their National Recognition Program, which the Department of Education says favored racial groups and awarded scholarships disproportionately to students from underrepresented ethnic groups. 

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Here are five more striking DEI «wins» the Trump administration has had since the beginning of the president’s second term:

1. UPenn agreed to apologize, restore women’s records and bar males from women’s sports and intimate facilities

After finding UPenn violated Title IX, the department announced in early July that it had got the school to sign a resolution agreement requiring UPenn to restore individual women’s swimming records and titles, issue a public compliance statement, adopt biology-based definitions of «male» and «female» and send personalized apology letters to affected female swimmers. The move stripped transgender swimmer Leah Thomas of her 2022 national title, according to UPenn’s records.

«From day one, President Trump and Secretary McMahon vowed to protect women and girls, and today’s agreement with UPenn is a historic display of that promise being fulfilled. This administration does not just pay lip service to women’s equality: it vigorously insists on that equality being upheld,» said Riley Gaines, the former University of Kentucky swimmer who competed against Thomas. «It is my hope that today demonstrates to educational institutions that they will no longer be allowed to trample upon women’s civil rights, and renews hope in every female athlete that their country’s highest leadership will not relent until they have the dignity, safety, and fairness they deserve.» 

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines react after finishing tied for fifth in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18th, 2022 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. ( Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

2. Education Department found California violated federal law by helping schools hide students’ gender transitions from parents

Earlier this year, the Education Department Student Privacy Policy Office found the California Department of Education to be in «continued violation» of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law granting parents access to their child’s school records. 

The announcement was followed by the U.S. Supreme Court intervening in a case this month, when they sided with parents who were challenging California law that allowed staff to hide students’ gender transitions from their parents. 

«Gender dysphoria is a condition that has an important bearing on a child’s mental health, but when a child exhibits symptoms of gender dysphoria at school, California’s policies conceal that information from parents and facilitate a degree of gender transitioning during school hours,» the court’s decision read. «These policies likely violate parents’ rights to direct the upbringing and education of their children.»

Meanwhile, at least 20 university-affiliated hospitals have ended or suspended puberty blockers, hormone therapies, gender transition surgeries or other transgender care for minors, according to the Education Department.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department alongside school children signing their own versions, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

3. Trump admin found Colorado school district to have violated Title IX for allowing males in girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms, overnight accommodations and sports

Trump’s Education Department entered into another resolution agreement with the Jefferson County Public Schools District in Colorado after it found that the district was allowing transgender students access to female bathrooms, locker rooms, overnight accommodations and to compete in female sports. 

According to the department, the district committed to rescinding or revising any policies that allowed male students to use female intimate facilities, share overnight accommodations with them or compete in female sports. The district must also issue and prominently post a public statement committing to Title IX compliance using biology-based definitions of «male» and «female,» stating Title IX applies regardless of state law or sports governing-body rules, and explaining how students can report or file sex-discrimination complaints.

4. Education Department secures 31 agreements with colleges and universities to end partnership with nonprofit recruiting pipeline that Trump said provided racial advantages

Trump’s Department of Education secured 31 resolution agreements with universities and colleges who were partnering with The Ph.D. Project, an organization that helps hopeful doctoral students get into programs. The department’s Office of Civil Rights found the program «unlawfully limits eligibility based on the race of participants.» 

«After initiating investigations several months ago into forty-five institutions of higher education for collaborating with the Ph.D. Project, OCR later determined that these institutions violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) by partnering with an organization that discriminates on the basis of race,» a February press release from the department states.

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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at the White House. (Getty Images)

5. NCAA updates transgender athletic participation policy to keep men out of women’s sports  

In Feb. 2025, the NCAA revised its transgender participation rules to restrict the women’s category to student-athletes assigned female at birth, barring athletes assigned male at birth from competing on women’s teams, though they are still allowed to practice with women’s teams and receive related benefits. The men’s category remains open to all eligible athletes, and the change took effect immediately on Feb. 6, 2025.

«Just over a year ago, we saw men claiming victories in women’s athletics. Colleges and universities were focused more on diversity, equity, and inclusion than ensuring graduates were prepared for success in life after graduation,» a Trump administration fact sheet on «wins» during the president’s second term stated. 

«Institutions required DEI statements from faculty and held segregated affinity graduation ceremonies for students. Academic standards fell, admissions were skewed to favor race over merit, and students graduated with a massive pile of debt and degrees that led to no job prospects,» the sheet continues. «Today, institutions of higher education are changing the game because President Trump is bringing back America’s Golden Age — shifting the culture and restoring our nation’s institutions to greatness.»

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In the fact-sheet, the Trump administration also touted an end to «test-optional admissions» at «dozens» of colleges and universities, including several Ivy League campuses and others that it says are reinstating SAT and ACT admissions requirements.

La mayoría de los estadounidenses probablemente no recuerdan marzo de 2012 —si es que lo recuerdan— y piensan en los precios desorbitados de la gasolina. En el mes en que “Los Juegos del Hambre” arrasaba en taquilla y el presidente Barack Obama se encaminaba a una cómoda reelección, el precio del crudo Brent cerró el mes en torno a los 123 dólares el barril. Eso equivaldría a unos 175 dólares el barril en la actualidad.

Hasta el martes, a pesar del cierre efectivo del estrecho de Ormuz por parte de Irán y sus ataques a las instalaciones energéticas de sus vecinos, el precio rondaba los 100 dólares, ligeramente superior al precio medio ajustado a la inflación desde enero de 2001, que rondaba los 95 dólares.

Eso debería dar una perspectiva diferente al pánico que genera la guerra en Oriente Medio. Según la versión de los críticos, un ataque no provocado e innecesario contra Irán, lanzado a instancias de Israel, ya constituye un fiasco de política exterior que ha puesto en riesgo la economía global sin un objetivo claro ni un desenlace definido. Como declaró el senador Chris Murphy, demócrata de Connecticut, a Kristen Welker de NBC el fin de semana: «Nunca habíamos visto este nivel de incompetencia en materia de guerra en la historia de este país».

¿En serio? Hagamos un recorrido por algunos de los acontecimientos recientes.

• Durante la Operación Tormenta del Desierto de 1991 contra Saddam Hussein de Irak, una campaña ampliamente considerada un brillante éxito militar, la coalición liderada por Estados Unidos perdió 75 aeronaves, 42 de ellas en combate. En este conflicto, cuatro aeronaves tripuladas fueron destruidas: tres por fuego amigo y una en un accidente. Hasta la fecha, no se ha perdido ni un solo avión tripulado sobre Irán.
• La campaña aérea y terrestre estadounidense en esa operación duró seis semanas completas. Hoy se la recuerda como una guerra relámpago. El conflicto actual con Irán tiene menos de cuatro semanas.
• En la invasión de Panamá de 1989-90, cuya fase militar duró pocos días, Estados Unidos perdió 23 soldados y 325 resultaron heridos. Hasta el momento, en esta guerra, las bajas estadounidenses ascienden a 13 muertos. De los más de 230 heridos, la mayoría se ha reincorporado rápidamente al servicio.
• Durante la crisis del Golfo Pérsico, que comenzó con la invasión iraquí de Kuwait en agosto de 1990, la economía estadounidense entró en recesión y el Dow Jones cayó cerca de un 13% antes del inicio de la guerra aérea aliada. Desde que comenzó el conflicto con Irán en junio pasado con la Operación Martillo de Medianoche, el Dow Jones ha subido un 9% hasta la mañana del martes.
• Al inicio de la invasión de Irak en 2003, Estados Unidos lanzó un ataque fallido contra Saddam Hussein y su cúpula dirigente, algunos de cuyos miembros se convirtieron en líderes de la insurgencia. En esta guerra, gran parte de la cúpula iraní fue asesinada el primer día y aún no hay pruebas de que el nuevo líder supremo siga con vida. Yousef Pezeshkian, hijo del actual presidente, ha escrito que si Irán no logra impedir los continuos asesinatos de sus líderes, «perderemos la guerra».
• Entre 1987 y 1988, en la fase final de la llamada guerra de los petroleros, la administración Reagan cambió la bandera de petroleros kuwaitíes y ordenó a la Armada estadounidense que los escoltara fuera del estrecho de Ormuz. Una mina iraní estuvo a punto de hundir una fragata estadounidense. El conflicto amainó después de que Estados Unidos hundiera varios buques de la armada iraní. En esta ocasión, hemos destruido casi toda la armada iraní sin sufrir bajas navales propias.
• En 1991, Irak lanzó aproximadamente 40 misiles contra Israel. Casi ninguno fue interceptado a pesar del despliegue de baterías Patriot en el país. En la guerra actual, Israel registra una tasa de intercepción del 92% frente a más de 400 misiles. El ritmo general de lanzamiento de misiles por parte de Irán ha disminuido de 438 misiles balísticos el primer día de la guerra a 21 el lunes. Los ataques con drones también se redujeron de 345 a 75 en las mismas fechas.
• En los meses previos a la segunda guerra de Irak, la administración de George W. Bush argumentó, basándose en información errónea, que Saddam Hussein poseía armas de destrucción masiva. En la guerra actual, no cabe duda de que unos 440 kilogramos de uranio altamente enriquecido se encuentran almacenados y enterrados en Irán; posiblemente suficiente, con un mayor enriquecimiento y conversión a uranio metálico, para fabricar 11 bombas nucleares. Si la indignación por la guerra de Irak radicaba en que Hussein no tuviera capacidad para fabricar armas de destrucción masiva, ¿acaso ahora resulta aún más indignante que Irán sí la tenga?
• Uno de los peores errores de las guerras de Irak y Afganistán fue el intento de los administradores estadounidenses de transformar las sociedades de ambos países; esfuerzos bienintencionados con algunos resultados loables, pero que, sin embargo, escapaban a nuestro control. En esta guerra, a pesar de la retórica cambiante del presidente Trump, el objetivo ha sido razonablemente claro y coherente: Irán no puede poseer armas nucleares ni otros medios para amenazar a sus vecinos. En cuanto al cambio de régimen, esperamos que el pueblo iraní aproveche la debilidad de su liderazgo para forjar su propio destino. Pero no lo haremos por ellos.
• La administración Bush recibió escaso apoyo de las naciones árabes durante la invasión de Irak en 2003 y sus consecuencias. Ahora, The Times informa: «El líder de facto de Arabia Saudita, el príncipe heredero Mohammed bin Salman, ha estado presionando al presidente Trump para que continúe la guerra contra Irán, argumentando que la campaña militar estadounidense-israelí representa una “oportunidad histórica” ​​para transformar Oriente Medio». Ojalá una forma de lograrlo sea mediante un tratado de paz entre Riad y Jerusalén.
• En retrospectiva, el mayor error de la guerra del Golfo fue terminarla demasiado pronto, antes de que las fuerzas de Saddam Hussein fueran completamente derrotadas. El presidente Trump no debería cometer el mismo error.

No ignoro los fallos de planificación del gobierno de Trump, en particular su falta de voluntad para justificar públicamente la guerra y conseguir más aliados antes de que comenzara la campaña. Además, comparo deliberadamente la guerra con Irán con guerras pasadas de escala similar, en lugar de con nuestros verdaderos fiascos militares en Vietnam, Corea y las dos guerras mundiales, en las que decenas de miles de estadounidenses murieron debido a una mala planificación táctica y una estrategia deficiente.

Sin embargo, si las generaciones pasadas pudieran ver lo bien que ha transcurrido esta guerra en comparación con aquellas en las que se vieron obligadas a luchar a un costo terrible, se maravillarían de la relativa buena fortuna de su posteridad. También se maravillarían de nuestra incapacidad para apreciar las ventajas de las que ahora disponemos.

(c) The New York Times

Retiring Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino revealed one of his few regrets from his time in Homeland Security is that he did not arrest more illegal aliens, according to a recent interview. 

Bovino, who is retiring amid national controversy over his leadership in several high-profile immigration enforcement operations over the past year, told The New York Times he does not regret his aggressive, frontline leadership. He added, «I wish I’d caught even more illegal aliens.»

Turning 57 this week, Bovino has served in the U.S. Border Patrol since the nineties. He is expected to retire at the end of the month.

His decision to depart the agency after three decades comes shortly after he was removed from his prominent role as Border Patrol «commander at large.» As commander, Bovino became the face of President Donald Trump’s deportation operations in cities including Minneapolis, Chicago and Los Angeles. He was regularly criticized by the mainstream media and Democratic politicians, with California Gov. Gavin Newsom accusing him of emulating Nazi secret police.

Despite this, Bovino told the outlet, «We went as hard as we could, but there’s always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more.»

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According to the outlet, Bovino touted the effectiveness of his enforcement tactics, including seeking out illegal aliens on the streets, questioning them openly and arresting those who attempt to interfere with operations.

Much like his leadership style in the interior, Bovino said that as Border Patrol chief of the El Centro Sector in California and Arizona, his goal was to «dominate» the border, not just control it. «We wanted total border domination,» Bovino told The New York Times.

«When you use terms like that, perhaps it scares some of the weaker-minded people. Domination. I want you to dominate that border. I’m not going to ‘control’ it. We’re going to dominate the hell out of that damn place,» Bovino said.

He criticized several of his former superiors as «status quo» bureaucrats holding him and his team back. According to the outlet, he also criticized «border czar» Tom Homan, who replaced him as leader of the Minnesota operation. He ribbed Homan over an alleged bribe, saying, «You’re not going to see me talking to anyone for a bag of money.»

The Department of Justice investigated the alleged bribe and found no credible evidence of wrongdoing. Homan has previously told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, «I did nothing criminal. I did nothing illegal.»

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Split image shows Greg Bovino, chief of the Border Patrol sector in El Centro, California, left, and border czar Tom Homan, right. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images; Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Despite these critiques, Bovino hailed Trump as the most effective president he served under. He said Border Patrol «got a lot of kudos from the Trumpster.» He also lauded now former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem as the «best secretary I’ve ever worked for, bar none.»

In response to Bovino’s comments, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital that «Tom Homan and Rodney Scott are American patriots and career law enforcement officials» and that «they have done an excellent job implementing President Trump’s agenda which has resulted in the most secure border in American history.»

She added that the American people «are safer because of the Trump Administration’s America First policies.» 

She also reiterated her previous statement following the investigation into Homan, in which she said: «This was a blatantly political investigation which found no evidence of illegal activity.»

«It was yet another example of the Biden DOJ using its resources to target President Trump’s allies rather than investigate real criminals and the millions of illegal aliens who flooded our country,» said Jackson.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images / Annabelle Gordon)

For his part, even amid the height of the controversy over the killings of Minnesota activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump said the administration’s removal of Bovino was not a pullback.

«Bovino is very good,» Trump told Fox News host Will Cain. «But he’s a pretty out there kind of a guy, and in some cases, that’s good; maybe it wasn’t good here.»

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Rather than place the blame for the fatal confrontations on Bovino or federal officers, Trump blamed «paid insurrectionists» and «agitators» for the unsafe operational environment as agents attempted to clear the streets of criminal illegal aliens.