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University of Virginia President Resigns Over DOJ Pressure to Scrap DEI

The university has yet to issue a statement confirming Ryan’s resignation.
University of Virginia President Resigns Over DOJ Pressure to Scrap DEI
University of Virginia President James Ryan speaks during a press conference at the school in Charlottesville, Va., on Dec 13, 2021. Steve Helber/AP Photo
Aaron Gifford
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University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned after the Department of Justice (DOJ) pressured him to end campus DEI programs, federal officials confirmed Friday.

“The United States Department of Justice has a zero-tolerance policy toward illegal discrimination in publicly funded universities,” DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in an email to The Epoch Times.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.