U-Va. President Jim Ryan tells board he'll resign amid DOJ pressure
The extraordinary move comes as the Trump administration has launched investigations into universities to achieve its policy goals. That included a probe at U-Va. over its DEI policies.
The move was first reported by the New York Times.
Ryan began at U-Va. in 2018.
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