Federal Judge Delays Deadline for Colleges to Submit Race Data in Admissions

The Massachusetts-led lawsuit argued that new survey reporting, intended to ensure that race is no longer a factor in university admissions, is illegal.

Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on July 4, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times

A federal judge on Friday temporarily extended the deadline for colleges and universities to finish a federal survey on admissions data showing that they are not considering race in admissions, allotting institutions until March 25 as opposed to March 18.

U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston issued the temporary restraining order in a lawsuit brought by Massachusetts and 16 other states against the Department of Education, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, the Office of Management and Budget, and its director, Russell Vought.