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Senator Mark Warner criticized the Trump administration's pressure on the University of Virginia, leading to the resignation of President James Ryan amid federal probes into diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, warning that such actions threaten academic freedom and could impact other universities.
The president of the University of Virginia, James Ryan, is resigning earlier than planned due to political pressure from the Trump administration and a Justice Department investigation into the university's diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, amid broader political attacks on DEI initiatives in the US.
James Ryan, a man from Colorado, has been indicted on hate crime charges for drawing swastikas and writing racial slurs in public spaces around New York City, including on the Charging Bull statue. He is accused of drawing a swastika on the gates to City Hall and an anti-Black slur on a pillar, spray-painting a large swastika and writing another anti-Black slur outside a CVS Pharmacy, and painting the same symbol on the Charging Bull statue. Ryan was charged with three counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime and three counts of aggravated harassment.