US EditionTrump administration demands apology from George Mason University president for diversity practices
The U.S. Department of Education found GMU's hiring policies violated Title VI, proposing corrective actions including policy revisions and mandatory annual staff training.
- The Trump administration claims George Mason University's diversity practices violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging discrimination based on race in hiring practices.
- The Office for Civil Rights has demanded that President Gregory Washington apologize for promoting unlawful discriminatory practices in hiring and revise noncompliant policies.
- Washington's attorney alleges that the OCR investigation was flawed, stating that no job applicant has been discriminated against by GMU according to OCR's findings.
- Despite pressures, the GMU Board of Visitors recently gave Washington a pay raise, defying speculation of his dismissal amid the investigation.
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George Mason SJP releases radical recruitment video months after police uncover terror flags at leader's home
The recruitment effort suggests the SJP chapter will again play a prominent role in driving unrest on campus following its suspension last semester. By Jessica Schwalb and Jessica Costescu, The Washington Free Beacon George Mason University’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter reemerged Sunday evening with a recruitment video claiming “the spirit of resistance will not be quenched.” The radical group went dark for months after polic…
GMU President Refuses to Apologize, Rejects OCR Findings
George Mason University president Gregory Washington has rejected demands by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that he apologize for alleged discriminatory hiring practices, questioning the findings of an OCR investigation that accused him of implementing “unlawful DEI policies.”
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Trump administration demands apology from George Mason University president for diversity practices
The Trump administration has found that George Mason University’s efforts to diversify its workforce violate a civil rights law intended to end segregation.
Trump administration demands apology from GMU president for diversity practices
George Mason University's efforts to diversify its workforce violate a civil rights law intended to end segregation, according to the Trump administration. Following a roughly six-week-long investigation of GMU's hiring practices, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has found that the Northern Virginia-based university violated Title VI of the Civil Rights
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