Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions

The Pentagon and U.S.Naval Academy are proceeding with actions in support of the Trump administration’s push to eliminate “woke” initiatives throughout the federal government.The U.S.

Naval Academy said it had ended its use of affirmative action in admissions, reversing a policy it previously defended as essential for diversity and national security, according to a federal court filing on Friday.And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office has ordered the Naval Academy to identify books related to so-called diversity, equity and inclusion themes that are housed in the school’s Nimitz Library, and to remove them from circulation.This week, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss policy decisions, Mr.

Hegseth’s office became aware that the nation’s military service academies did not believe that President Trump’s Jan.29 executive order to end “radical indoctrination” in kindergarten through 12th-grade classrooms applied to them, as they are colleges.

The defense secretary’s office informed the Naval Academy that Mr.Hegseth’s intent was for the order to apply to the academies, and that the secretary expected compliance.“The U.S.

Naval Academy is fully committed to executing and implementing all directives outlined in executive orders issued by the president and is currently reviewing the Nimitz Library collection to ensure compliance,” said Cmdr.Tim Hawkins, a Navy spokesman.

“The Navy is carrying out these actions with utmost professionalism, efficiency, and in alignment with national security objectives.”The academy’s library in Annapolis, Md., houses roughly 590,000 print books, 322 databases, and more than 5,000 print journals and magazines, Commander Hawkins said.The court filing on the admissions policy, submitted by the Naval Academy, the Department of Defense, Mr.Hegseth and other officials, states that the Naval Academy changed its admissions policy in February in response to fed...