DOJ investigating UVA over allegedly continuing DEI policies

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the University of Virginia's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

According to a report from The Federalist, the Justice Department confirmed the investigation after America First Legal (AFL) sent a 98-page letter to Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, a UVA alumna, on Friday, which alleged how UVA is trying to secretly continue its DEI policies in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

The university’s Board of Visitors had terminated DEI programs earlier this year and DOJ wrote a letter to the school following the vote.

“UVA has not dismantled its DEI framework — it has merely rebranded it to evade legal scrutiny. What the law prohibits, UVA simply renamed,” AFL counsel Megan Redshaw said, according to The Federalist. “We are grateful the DOJ has taken our findings seriously and is taking action to hold UVA accountable. No institution that receives taxpayer funds is above the law.”