Faculty support of George Mason’s president draws Justice Dept. investigation

When Supporting Your Boss Becomes a Federal Crime: Trump DOJ Investigates Faculty for Backing Their President

The Trump administration's war on higher education has reached new levels of authoritarian absurdity. Not content with merely investigating George Mason University and its president Gregory Washington for his diversity efforts, the Department of Justice has now decided to investigate the faculty members who dared to support him. Yes, you read that correctly. Federal agents…

Report: DOJ Investigating George Mason Faculty Senate

The Justice Department is now investigating the Faculty Senate at George Mason University after the panel backed the university president and affirmed that “diversity is our strength,” The New York Times

Faculty support of George Mason’s president draws Justice Dept. investigation

When the Department of Justice recently opened an investigation into George Mason University over accusations that the university’s diversity programs were discriminatory, many members of the faculty were outraged. Professors quickly published a resolution supporting their president and the university’s efforts around diversity. Now, Justice Department officials say they will investigate the faculty, too. In a letter sent on Friday, the Trump ad…