That's the story from The New York Times:
The Trump administration on Friday secured perhaps the most significant victory in its pressure campaign on higher education, forcing the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, over the college’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. . . .
The Justice Department had targeted the University of Virginia for at least the past month. But 10 days ago, government lawyers tasked with enforcing federal laws issued a stern warning to the board overseeing the University of Virginia that the school needed to act quickly. The department informed the college of multiple complaints of race-based treatment on campus, and of the government’s conclusion that the use of race in admissions and other student benefits were “widespread practices throughout every component and facet of the institution.”
“Time is running short, and the department’s patience is wearing thin,” the letter, dated June 17, said.
The letter was signed by Ms. Dhillon and Gregory W. Brown, the deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights. Both are graduates of the university. Mr. Brown, as a private lawyer, had previously sued his alma mater, and Ms. Dhillon overlapped with Mr. Ryan during their time as students at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Jim Ryan's message to the UVA community (which includes me) is reprinted in full below. You'll have to click on the popup link, since Typepad refuses to allow photos to be posted properly these days.
Update: I give up trying to get photos to post to this platform. From now on I'll skeet them and embed those here. That seems to be the only way
Jim Ryan's message to the UVA community
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