Amid Federal Investigations, George Mason Leaders Say Negotiations Continue with Dept. of Justice

Amid federal investigations, George Mason leaders say negotiations continue with Dept. of Justice

George Mason University officials said Thursday that no settlement agreement has been proposed with the federal government as it navigates four civil rights investigations, which began in July and are another issue that have shaped Virginia’s tumultuous higher education landscape this year. Scrutiny of the institution and whether it would settle intensified after the University of Virginia signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice …

George Mason faculty urge leaders to reject Trump deals risking ‘institutional autonomy’

A Wednesday resolution from the faculty senate argued that the university's board and president should not put it under "continuing federal supervision.”