WaPo: “University of Virginia President James E. Ryan resigned Friday, a decision he said he took to try to spare the university a costly fight with the Trump administration amid pressure over diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Justice Department officials had previously told Ryan they’d like him to step down, a person familiar with the matter said. The agency declined to comment Friday.
In a note to the community, Ryan said he worried that trying to save his own job to fight the federal government would harm U-Va. researchers reliant on federal funding and students who could lose financial aid or their visas.”