"The U.S. Department of Justice demanded University of Virginia president Jim Ryan resign amid an investigation of UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, The New York Times reported.

In February the Trump administration deemed all race-conscious student programs, resources and financial aid illegal and threatened to withhold funds from institutions that failed to eliminate these programs and resources. However, critics have argued that sweeping pronunciation was vague, and that guidance was eventually blocked by the courts.

Now the Justice Department has reportedly accused Ryan of not dismantling the university’s DEI programs and alleged he misrepresented efforts to wind such initiatives down. That demand was allegedly made by Gregory Brown, the deputy assistant attorney for civil rights. Brown, a UVA graduate, sued the university in 2024 on behalf of a Jewish student who accused administrators of overlooking antisemitic harassment. The case was settled in December," reports Inside Higher Ed.

Photo: The Justice Department has contended to the University of Virginia that its president, James E. Ryan, had not dismantled the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and misrepresented the steps taken to end them. Credit...Win Mcnamee/Getty Images.  New York Times.