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The Department of Justice is investigating whether George Mason University (GMU) is engaged in the practices of hiring discriminatory work. According to the department, it focuses on determining whether GMU has violated the title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prevents employers from discriminating on the basis of breed, color, religion, sex or national origin.
“This is illegal and non-American who deny access to employment opportunities on the basis of race and sex,” a assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhilan The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice said in a statement. “When employers expel eligible candidates from the recruitment process, they not only destroy confidence in our public institutions – they violate the law, and the Department of Justice will investigate accordingly.”
Statue of George Mason on the premises of George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. (Robert Nops/UCG/Universal Image Group Getty Image)
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In a letter to GMU Board of Visitors Rector Charles “Quly” Stimson, Dhillon wrote that the DOJ had “the reason for believing that the breed and sex was used as” the facilities hired “in the decisions that hired under the GRGRI Washington.
Dhillon said on July 23, 2020, Washington emailed a GMU faculty list, stating that he planned to create a process for “renewal promotion and tenure” that would benefit “color and women’s faculty”. In addition, Washington has allegedly stated in email that he aims to “develop a specific mechanism in the process of promotion and tenure that recognizes invisible and uncontrolled emotional labor that color people spend to learn, teach, find and work on the premises.”
“I have authorized a complete investigation to determine whether GMUs are engaged in a pattern or are given above as a practice of discrimination. We have not reached any conclusion about the subject of investigation,” Dhillon wrote.
The new chairman of George Mason University, Dr. Gregory holds an introductory press conference in Washington, Fairfax, VA. (Bill O’Lery/The Washington Post through the image)
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A few weeks after the GMU investigation, Virginia President James Ryan resigned due to pressure from the Trump administration.
“To shorten a long story, I am willing to fight to believe him, and I believe deeply in this university. But I cannot take a unilateral decision to fight the federal government to save my own job. It will not only be quixotic to do so, but will look selfish and self-centered for hundreds of employees who can lose their jobs.” statement.
Ilya Sheikholami, a student of George Mason University, has indicated during the “Hands of Under School” rally in front of the US Education Department at Washington, DC on 4 April 2025. (Kayla Bartakowski/Getty Images)
The Trump administration has given priority to deal with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, especially in government and educational institutions. As part of Dei Crackdown, the Education Department launched the “Em Day” portal in February 2025. This allows parents, students, teachers and even concerned citizens to present reports about DEIs in publicly funded K -12 schools.
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President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders with the aim of abolishing DEI. This includes “the DEI programs of the radical and useless government” and “abolishing illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunities.”
Fox News Digital contacted Mike Fragoso of Toridon Law PLLC, who are interrogating the George Mason University, but no timely response was received for publication.
