In a landmark nomination that reshapes nearly two centuries of tradition, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte has been tapped to serve as the next superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in ...

The Justice Department and a conservative legal group have jointly asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a challenge to race-based admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy, citing the military’s ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on Friday that two ships in a new class of vessels will be named in honor of two people who were among the first to reach the deepest known point in the ...

Laith Shannon said he was used to being among the few non-white officers during his military career, thinking that “at the end of the day, we were all Marines and we all wore the same uniform.” Still, ...

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after last year's U.S. Supreme Court ...

A little over a year after winning an end to affirmative action at the Supreme Court, Students for Fair Admissions is back in the courtroom. Yesterday marked the first day of trial in the group’s case ...

A group that successfully challenged affirmative action at the Supreme Court had also sued the military academies. But, the judge said, “the U.S. Naval Academy is distinct from a civilian university.” ...

The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to ...

A candidate’s race, ethnicity or gender are no longer factors considered for admission to the United States Naval Academy. That recent admission policy change at the 179-year-old service academy comes ...

The U.S. Naval Academy can continue to use race-conscious admissions policies, a federal judge ruled Friday in a closely watched case that followed last year’s Supreme Court decision rejecting the use ...