College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative

The U.S. Coast Guard is ending race-based admissions for its officer commissioning program as part of the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiative. The College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) previously included preferences for students from schools meeting racial quotas, which the administration claims violate the Constitution’s equal protection requirements.

The U.S. Coast Guard is ending race-based admissions for its officer commissioning program as part of the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The administration argues that eliminating racial quotas aligns with constitutional equal protection requirements and prioritizes merit-based access to opportunities.