{"id":2433,"date":"2025-10-22T20:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:41:57","slug":"trump-administration-reaches-deal-with-uva-to-pause-federal-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetoptenwebhosts.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/trump-administration-reaches-deal-with-uva-to-pause-federal-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration reaches deal with UVA to pause federal investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with the University of Virginia (UVA), the first for a public university<\/a>,\u00a0to\u00a0pause\u00a0federal investigations and ensure funding in the future.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

UVA agreed to adhere to the department\u2019s\u00a0\u201cGuidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,\u201d which the DOJ says<\/a>\u00a0ensures\u00a0the\u00a0university\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0\u201cengage in unlawful racial discrimination\u201d in hiring,\u00a0admissions\u00a0or other processes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Through 2028, UVA will provide data and information, certified by the university\u2019s president, to show the institution\u00a0is in compliance with\u00a0the agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The agreement pauses federal investigations but does not completely end them until UVA finishes reforms it planned to abolish diversity,\u00a0equity\u00a0and inclusion programs on campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis notable agreement with the University of Virginia will protect students and faculty from unlawful discrimination, ensuring that equal opportunity and fairness are restored,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Rights Division said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe appreciate the progress that the university has made in combatting antisemitism and racial bias, and other American universities should be on alert that the Justice Department will ensure that our federal civil rights laws are enforced for every American, without exception,\u201d Dhillon added in her statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0news release announcing the deal also notes the Trump administration will allow UVA to be eligible for future government grants and awards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement allows UVA to move forward together, upholding the University\u2019s principles and independence while maintaining the essential research partnership with the federal government,\u201d UVA Board of Visitors Rector Rachel Sheridan said in a statement. \u201cThis has been a challenging time for many institutions in higher education, including UVA. The agreement results from steadfast adherence to the same values that have guided generations of UVA\u2019s leaders and that we have honored as stewards of that legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the first agreement struck with a public institution, after Columbia University and Brown University had harsher deals<\/a> earlier in the year that\u00a0caused\u00a0them to concede multimillion-dollar\u00a0payouts and change other policies such as disciplinary processes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The UVA agreement ends\u00a0negotiations\u00a0that have lasted for months, which earlier in the year resulted in the ouster of the university’s former president.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It also comes after UVA rejected the Trump\u00a0administration’s\u00a0college compact<\/a>, which gave certain institutions the opportunity to get preferential treatment in funding awards if they made certain policy changes at their school.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Updated at 5:15 p.m. EDT<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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