University of Virginia agrees to Trump administration demands over admissions and hiring

School joins University of Pennsylvania, Columbia and Brown in bowing to White House to restore fundingThe University of Virginia (UVA) has become the latest school to agree to the Trump administration’s demands concerning discrimination in admissions and hiring following significant pressure from the justice department.The deal, which the department announced on Wednesday, comes after the president of the esteemed public university resigned in June to resolve a justice department investigation into UVA’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Continue reading...