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US launches employment discrimination probe into Virginia's George Mason University
The civil rights probe will examine whether George Mason, a state university, "is engaged in discriminatory practices" based on race and sex," the department said.
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Reuters - Thu, 17, Jul 2025
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FILE PHOTO: The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2020. / REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
The U.S. Justice Department on July 17 said it had launched an employment discrimination probe into George Mason University in Virginia, making it the latest college to be targeted by the Trump administration.
The civil rights probe will examine whether George Mason, a state university, "is engaged in discriminatory practices" based on race and sex," the department said.
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It said the investigation was spawned by comments made by George Mason's president and policies "which indicate that race and sex are motivating factors in faculty hiring" in order to achieve diversity goals.
A spokesperson for George Mason could not be immediately reached for comment.
The probe is the latest move against colleges and universities by President Donald Trump's administration, which has also launched investigations into campus antisemitism and has sought to freeze research funding.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, led by Trump appointee Harmeet Dhillon, has launched a number of employment discrimination probes into college campuses over diversity, equity and inclusion policies, including one at the University of California.
Last month, the president of the University of Virginia resigned after facing pressure from the Trump administration over DEI policies.
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