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US university leader resigns amid pressure over diversity programs

Cs news8 months ago04 mins

The head of a prestigious US public university resigned Friday amid pressure over his alleged failure to curb diversity programs, the latest salvo in the Trump administration’s war on academia. The Department of Justice had privately pressured the University of Virginia to fire its president to help resolve a probe of its diversity, equity and…

University of Virginia president resigns amid Trump administration investigation

Cs news8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

The University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, has resigned amid the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure several prestigious universities over claims they tolerated campus antisemitism and their efforts related to campus diversity, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status and the enrollment of foreign students. Ryan announced his resignation in a letter to the UVA community…