Trump Administration Demands Apology from George Mason University President for Diversity Practices

of News Article The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has concluded that George Mason University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act through its diversity hiring initiatives implemented under President Gregory Washington. Following a six-week investigation, the department proposed an agreement requiring Washington to issue an apology and for the university to revise policies deemed discriminatory based on race. The investigation was launched after multiple professors complained about preferential treatment for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds, despite the university's efforts to make its predominantly white faculty more representative of its diverse student body.