Virginia’s Democrat Sen Mark Warner on Sunday described the “derogatory” pressure campaign by the Trump administration amid a federal investigation at the University of Virginia, due to which he described as “derogatory” pressure campaign, due to which His president’s resignationJim Ryan.
“This is the most derogatory action, I think, this mob has taken on education,” Warner said “Facing the nation with Margaret Brainon.” “We have great public universities in Virginia. We have a very strong governance system, where we have an independent board of visitors appointed by the governor. Jim Ryan did a great job; just completed a major capital campaign.”
Ryan announced on Friday that he would resign. Sources familiar to the case told CBS News that their resignation was presented to solve the demands of the Trump administration related to a federal. Investigation In school efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Warner said on Sunday, “He should be threatened, and literally, it was an indication that he received a letter that if he did not resign in a day last week, by five o’clock, all these were cut,” Warner said on Sunday.
Asked whether the danger was clear, Warner said, “This was clear.”
Warner described pressure as individual instead of policy-making.
“You are surprised that this is coming- personal attacks are coming out of this administration?” He asked. “This federal do and the Department of Justice should get out of their nose Virginia University. They are harming our major university. And if they can do it here, they will do it somewhere else.”
In ResignationRyan warned of possible risks to oppose the administration’s demands. “Hundreds of employees will lose jobs, researchers lose funds, and hundreds of students may lose financial assistance or stop their visas,” Ryan wrote.
His resignation came amidst an investigation, in which DEI’s efforts were targeted in many universities, the UVA President was coming under a thorough investigation from the Department of Education and Justice, according to which CBS news reporting,
Warner admitted that Ryan faced a difficult option.
“At the end of the day, I think, with so many things, this idea, and I think Jim Ryan excluded it, that he was going to make his personal job more important than these cuts. But, the boy, it should not have been liked.”
Warner also warned that other public universities could face similar investigation.
There is also a deo University of California Investigation The system’s hiring practices, investigating whether efforts to promote faculty diversity violate the anti -federal discrimination laws.
Warner said, “They want to take public universities on the way Ivy now.” “It is going to hurt our universities. Chase world -class talents. And clearly, if we do not have any level of academic freedom, what kind of countries are we?”
The most prominent of the Ivy League schools targeted by the Trump administration has been Harvard University. IIN June, Trump Administration Went to block New international students to enroll in Harvard, called the university failed to report disciplinary records and called it “no longer a trusted steward” of international programs. A federal judge A temporary relative order issued And later extended it, described the tasks of administration as unconstitutional vengeance.
The administration also canceled Harvard’s student and exchange visitor Program (SEVP) certification, furred the research fund, and pressed the university on DEI policies and campus protests. Harvard has filed a lawsuit, which is a threat to the actions politically motivated and academic freedom.
