The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.

The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.

The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.

The president of the University of Virginia, James Ryan, has informed the board that oversees the school that he will resign his position, the New York Times reports