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.

Complaints about George Mason University allegedly discriminating against white faculty prompted the U.S. Department of Education to open a civil rights investigation this week.