GMU suspected of violating alleged civil rights bills is under investigation

Ministry of Justice Is investigating whether George Mason University (GMU) is engaging in discriminatory recruitment practices. According to the department, its focus is on determining whether the GMU violates Chapter VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating based on race, color, religion, religion, gender or nationality.

Assistant Attorney General: “Denied equal access to employment is illegal and non-American.” Harmeet Dhillon The Department of Justice’s civil rights department said in a statement. “When employers screen qualified candidates out of the recruitment process, not only do they erode trust in our public institutions, they violate the law and the Justice Department will investigate accordingly.”

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Dhillon wrote in a letter to GMU Visitors Commission President Charles “Cully” Stimson that the Justice Department had reason to believe that “race and gender were used as “motivating factors in the decision to hire teachers” by GMU President Gregory Washington.

Dhillon said on July 23, 2020, Washington sent an email to GMU faculty and staff, saying he planned to create a process of “updating promotion and tenure” that would benefit “teachers of color and women.” In addition, Washington allegedly said in the email that his purpose was to “develop specific mechanisms during the promotion and tenure process that acknowledge that people of color spend invisible emotional labor of people of color learning, teaching, teaching, discovering and working on campus.”

“I have authorized a comprehensive investigation to determine whether the GMU has discriminated against the above-described model or practice. We have not yet drawn any conclusions on the subject of the investigation,” Dhillon wrote.

Dr. Gregory Washington, the new president of George Mason University, held an introductory press conference in Fairfax, Virginia. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Image)

University of Virginia president resigns under pressure from Trump administrators on DEI initiative

The investigation into GMU comes weeks after the University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned due to pressure from the Trump administration.

“In short, I tend to fight for my faith, and I believe it. However, I cannot make unilateral decisions to fight the federal government to save my job. Do this. Doing so is not only selfish, but also selfish, and will deceive myself, and will lose their jobs, they will lose their jobs, and they will lose their supply of people, and their well-being, and many people, who may lose their mature students,” in the statement.

George Mason University student Illia Sheikholeslami held signs at the “Our School” rally in Washington, DC on April 4, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

The Trump administration has resolved Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policy, especially in government and educational institutions, is a priority. As part of the DEI crackdown, the Ministry of Education launched the “End Dei” portal in February 2025. It allows parents, students, teachers and even citizens to submit reports about what they believe is Dei in publicly funded K-12 schools.

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president Donald Trump Several executive orders have been issued to end DEI. This includes “end of radical and wasteful government DEI programs and preferences” and “end of illegal discrimination and restore performance-based opportunities.”

Fox News Digital contacted Mike Fragoso of Torridon Law PLLC, who handled inquiries on behalf of George Mason University, but did not publish it in time.