"The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause several investigations into the school, after a months-long dispute that led to the resignation of its president.

The agreement includes no monetary penalty and no external monitoring, the university said. But it requires U-Va. to agree to follow federal guidance to ensure it does not engage in what the Trump administration considers 'unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities.' Some legal experts have questioned the guidance as an overly broad interpretation of a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The deal could be the first such agreement between any public university and the White House, as President Donald Trump seeks to remake higher education and bring conservative ideals to campuses nationwide. The administration contends that many universities have violated federal civil rights laws by embracing diversity, equity and inclusion programs or failing to adequately protect Jewish students from antisemitism," reports The Washington Post.

Photo: The Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. (Carlos Bernate/For The Washington Post)