Anonymous wrote:Why are inaccurate threads like this allowed to exist?

Anonymous wrote:Why are inaccurate threads like this allowed to exist?

Anonymous wrote:No DEI will eventually make UVA majority Asian female, as they tend to have the best scores, GPAs and impressive ECs. I am ok with that. Will Chad and Mackinsleigh’s parents be ok with that?

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Anonymous wrote:No DEI will eventually make UVA majority Asian female, as they tend to have the best scores, GPAs and impressive ECs. I am ok with that. Will Chad and Mackinsleigh’s parents be ok with that?

Aww -my white unhooked boys are at an Ivy.

Anonymous wrote:No DEI will eventually make UVA majority Asian female, as they tend to have the best scores, GPAs and impressive ECs. I am ok with that. Will Chad and Mackinsleigh’s parents be ok with that?

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Anonymous wrote:UVA made FAQs. I'm chuckling reading them. https://federalinfo.virginia.edu/

Did UVA break the law? No.
Will UVA lose research grants? No.
Will there be an external monitor? No.
Does this impact free speech rights? No.
Does UVA have to pay money to the government? No.
Does this impact independence or academic freedom? No.

But also:

Can the government still bring an enforcement action against UVA alleging civil rights violations?
Updated: 10/22/2025 - 03:23 p.m.
Yes. If the United States determines that UVA is making insufficient progress toward compliance, UVA will have 15 days to address the issue. If the United States determines that UVA has not made adequate progress within that time, or if we disagree with DOJ about what the law requires and cannot resolve that disagreement, then the United States may terminate the agreement, resume the investigations that had been in abeyance, and pursue the remedies available to it.

So basically, the trump administration can still come back at any time and claim they aren't complying. Which they will do if UVA admits too many non-white people.

Stop with the race-baiting. DEI served its purpose & now it’s time to adopt the radical policy of not choosing based on race.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA made FAQs. I'm chuckling reading them. https://federalinfo.virginia.edu/

Did UVA break the law? No.
Will UVA lose research grants? No.
Will there be an external monitor? No.
Does this impact free speech rights? No.
Does UVA have to pay money to the government? No.
Does this impact independence or academic freedom? No.

But also:

Can the government still bring an enforcement action against UVA alleging civil rights violations?
Updated: 10/22/2025 - 03:23 p.m.
Yes. If the United States determines that UVA is making insufficient progress toward compliance, UVA will have 15 days to address the issue. If the United States determines that UVA has not made adequate progress within that time, or if we disagree with DOJ about what the law requires and cannot resolve that disagreement, then the United States may terminate the agreement, resume the investigations that had been in abeyance, and pursue the remedies available to it.

So basically, the trump administration can still come back at any time and claim they aren't complying. Which they will do if UVA admits too many non-white people.

Stop with the race-baiting. DEI served its purpose & now it’s time to adopt the radical policy of not choosing based on race.

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Anonymous wrote:They have an interim President in charge who formed a “committee.”

So no one has to own the decision and the new permanent President can blame those before him/her.

You are wrong. The committee was appointed tby the interim head, Paul Mahoney, to review the proposed compact. The committee which recommended that UVA not sign the contract, which is what Mahoney decided to do. That is separate from the agreement with DOJ re DEI discrimination.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA made FAQs. I'm chuckling reading them. https://federalinfo.virginia.edu/

Did UVA break the law? No.
Will UVA lose research grants? No.
Will there be an external monitor? No.
Does this impact free speech rights? No.
Does UVA have to pay money to the government? No.
Does this impact independence or academic freedom? No.

But also:

Can the government still bring an enforcement action against UVA alleging civil rights violations?
Updated: 10/22/2025 - 03:23 p.m.
Yes. If the United States determines that UVA is making insufficient progress toward compliance, UVA will have 15 days to address the issue. If the United States determines that UVA has not made adequate progress within that time, or if we disagree with DOJ about what the law requires and cannot resolve that disagreement, then the United States may terminate the agreement, resume the investigations that had been in abeyance, and pursue the remedies available to it.

So basically, the trump administration can still come back at any time and claim they aren't complying. Which they will do if UVA admits too many non-white people.

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Anonymous wrote:Link to the DOJ announcement: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-agreement-university-virginia-0

Essentially, UVA agrees that they aren't breaking the law and gives quarterly updates reiterating that they still aren't breaking the law. DOJ stops investigating them. Yawn.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia (“UVA”) that will protect UVA’s students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin.

As part of the agreement, the University of Virginia agrees to be bound by the Department of Justice’s “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination,” ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities. UVA will provide relevant information and data to the Department of Justice on a quarterly basis through 2028. The President of UVA will personally certify each quarter that UVA is in compliance with the agreement. The Department will pause its pending investigations into the university’s admissions policies and other civil rights concerns. The United States shall treat UVA as eligible for future grants and awards. If UVA completes its planned reforms prohibiting DEI at the university, the Department will close its investigations against UVA.

“This notable agreement with the University of Virginia will protect students and faculty from unlawful discrimination, ensuring that equal opportunity and fairness are restored,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. “We appreciate the progress that the university has made in combatting antisemitism and racial bias, and other American universities should be on alert that the Justice Department will ensure that our federal civil rights laws are enforced for every American, without exception.”

That guidance (Civil Rights Act of 1964, don't use race or proxies in hiring or admissions) : https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fag%2Fmedia%2F1409486%2Fdl%3Finline=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/010001985c36b911-61c8d569-6d56-46d7-a035-616d9d8fe7e9-000000/TsIBQqBaWzEOyES8UUgQDNShsWJG3q3R3Tew_gKTTok=416

Trump's contract also requires no sex or gender DEI. Does UVA follow that already?

UVA was still following their own DEIA guidelines for hiring of faculty and staff. Unclear if this agreement extends to UVA hiring, or only admissions.