Naval Academy closing DEI offices to align with Trump executive orders: memo

The caput of the U.S. Naval Academy successful Annapolis, Maryland, says the schoolhouse is "taking steps to adjacent each bureau Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices and extremity each DEIA-related contracts successful accordance with President Trump’s enforcement orders," according to an email obtained by Fox News. 

The connection sent to unit by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids successful precocious January began by noting that "The President has directed that the pursuing accusation beryllium forwarded to each employees." 

"We are taking steps to adjacent each bureau Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices and extremity each DEIA-related contracts successful accordance with President Trump’s enforcement orders titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions," it said. 

"Concerns person been raised that immoderate of these programs whitethorn person been modified successful a mode that obscures their DEIA objectives," Davis added. 

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Cadets are seen marching connected the field of the U.S. Naval Academy successful Annapolis, Maryland. Staff astatine the schoolhouse person been told that the schoolhouse is closing DEI offices to align with President Donald Trump's enforcement orders, according to an email obtained by Fox News. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

She besides asked successful the email that if immoderate Naval Academy unit are "aware of a alteration successful immoderate declaration statement oregon unit presumption statement since November 5, 2024 to obscure the transportation betwixt the declaration and DEIA oregon akin ideologies," to study "all facts and circumstances" to the Office of Personnel Management. 

The U.S. Navy Academy declined to remark connected the substance Friday erstwhile contacted by Fox News Digital. 

A quality resources authoritative astatine the schoolhouse besides sent retired an email Monday telling staff, "To beryllium successful compliance with the caller DOD directive, nary USNA email code should see gender-identifying pronouns connected immoderate email signature line." 

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The U.S. Naval Academy field successful Annapolis, Maryland. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The directives travel arsenic West Point has disbanded a fig of identity-based clubs astatine the subject academy to comply with Trump’s enforcement orders and caller Pentagon guidance, Fox News has confirmed.  

Some of the clubs nary longer sanctioned by the assemblage see the Asian-Pacific Forum, the Korean-American relations seminar, the Latin Cultural Club, the National Society of Black Engineers Club and the Society of Women Engineers Club.  

President Donald Trump, shown present connected Friday, Feb. 7, has instituted sweeping policies to eradicate DEI crossed the national authorities since taking office. (AP/Alex Brandon)

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The U.S. Military Academy communications bureau said the clubs had been dissolved due to the fact that they were affiliated with the DEI office.  

Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.