The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.

When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.

The Trump administration has launched a civil rights investigation into George Mason University over alleged racial preferencing in hiring practices. This action follows a complaint from faculty members and signals a broader effort to scrutinize DEI policies at public universities.