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Air Force Academy ends race as factor in admissions

By Mike Brest
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The U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer consider applicants’ race in the admissions process, a reversal of its previous practice.

The academy detailed the change in a Department of Justice federal court filing in Denver, Colorado. The DOJ asked the judge to put on hold a December lawsuit by the group that successfully brought a case to the Supreme Court that ultimately resulted in the end of race-conscious admissions at civilian universities.

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