The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a civil rights investigation into George Mason University over its hiring practices. The DOJ investigation is in addition to one from the Department of Education, and is part of a Trump administration pattern of using civil rights laws to accuse schools of discrimination for DEI practices.| NBC4 Washington
George Mason University’s board of visitors voted to keep President Gregory Washington after supporters waged a support campaign amid concerns the Trump administration may use federal investigations to try to force him out.| NBC4 Washington
George Mason University and Gregory Washington, its first Black president, are the latest targets of the Trump administration’s campaigns against diversity, equity and inclusion. Local business leaders and Virginia politicians are speaking out in support of the school.| NBC4 Washington
