Some UVA board members reportedly met with DOJ officials to see what could be done to end the probe into possible civil-rights violations and were told the president needed to step aside.

A day earlier, the publication reported that the U.S. Department of Justice had called on Ryan to resign. In response to the news, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released a joint statement,

University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned Friday, citing pressure from the Trump administration over the schools diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. In a letter to the UVA community,