The Trump administration has launched a civil rights investigation into George Mason University over alleged racial preferencing in hiring practices. This action follows a complaint from faculty members and signals a broader effort to scrutinize DEI policies at public universities.

The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.

The U.S. government on Thursday announced probes into hiring practices and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by the state of Minnesota and Virginia's George Mason University.