University Of Virginia Strikes Deal To End Federal Investigations

ByMichael T. Nietzel,

Senior Contributor.

The University of Virginia has reached an agreement with the government that will halt the Trump administration’s investigations of what it alleged were various civil rights violations.

The agreement was announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday afternoon. Under the terms of the deal, UVA agrees to comply with the Department ’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination," assuring that it does not engage in racial discrimination in its programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities.

The university must provide information and data regarding these issues to the Department of Justice on a quarterly basis through 2028, and UVA’s president is required to “personally certify each quarter that UVA is in compliance with the agreement.”