George Washington University (GW) officials announced a sweeping hiring freeze for faculty and staff and deeper budget cuts to administrative and academic units for fiscal year 2026.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating diversity hiring practices at the University of California, the latest of many federal probes into the university system and others in California ...

Early Monday morning, the University announced plans to extend its staff hiring freeze “at least through the end of the summer,” as it faces continued financial headwinds from the Trump administration ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department will investigate hiring practices at the University of California system to examine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of ...

University of California faces Justice Department investigation over potential discrimination in faculty hiring practices that may violate Title VII civil rights protections.

Justice Department opens investigation into University of California's hiring process The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the University of California and its campuses, saying ...

At issue is the university system’s “UC 2030 Capacity Plan,” which the DOJ said may contain race- and sex-based employment quotas in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into University of California Hiring Practices The Trump administration has targeted the state system as part of its broad effort to eliminate diversity, equity and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department will investigate hiring practices at the University of California system to examine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of ...