Yvette Davids

Yvette Davids

military United States

Vice Admiral Yvette Davids is the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, making her the first woman to hold this position. She is a career naval officer with extensive experience in leadership roles within the Navy. Recently, she was in the news for issuing guidance that bars the consideration of race, ethnicity, or sex in the admissions process for the Naval Academy, following a policy change in response to directives from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Trump administration.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.01%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
126,122
Power
7,438$
Sentiment
7.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
United States 1 7.00 0.03% +0% 331,002,651 102,319 $21,000,000 6,491$
United Kingdom 1 7.00 0.04% +0% 67,886,011 23,803 $2,700,000 947$
Totals 2 398,888,662 126,122 $23,700,000 7,438$
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Recent Mentions

United States United States: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids has been nominated for a top Pentagon post after leading the U.S. Naval Academy. 7

Fox News: Marine general nominated as first non-Navy superintendent at Naval Academy

United States United States: Vice Adm. Yvette Davids made the policy change noting that neither race, ethnicity nor sex can be considered as a factor for admission. 5

Fox News: US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions

United Kingdom United Kingdom: V Adm Yvette Davids issued guidance barring the consideration of race, ethnicity or sex as a factor in admissions. 6

The Guardian: US Naval Academy to no longer consider race when evaluating candidates | US military