CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The University of Virginia released the first of the quarterly reports it agreed to send to the Department of Justice, largely a compliance report affirming the institution is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives based on the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws.

“The broader compliance review remains ongoing,” the report said. “Additional schools and units are currently under review. … This initial report reflects UVA’s good faith efforts to ensure compliance with federal antidiscrimination laws within the units reviewed to date.”

The report, which was sent to the DOJ on Dec. 29, includes reviews of UVA’s admission policies, hiring practices and other procedures. Submitting the quarterly reports was part of an October settlement with the DOJ negotiated by then-interim president Paul Mahoney. In return, the DOJ dropped five civil rights investigations into the school regarding DEI initiatives and how UVA responded to complaints of antisemitism.

According to the report, the review was initially triggered by a March 7 Board of Visitors resolution, before former President Jim Ryan was pressured to resign by the Trump administration. In June, the university hired McGuireWoods LLP to conduct the review of its practices and procedures.

UVA has dissolved its DEI offices and programming, removed DEI language from websites and communications, and developed a new university-wide compliance guide.

This first report focused on changes that have already occurred at the School of Medicine, UVA Medical Center, the School of Nursing and the McIntire School of Commerce.

It detailed specific changes for each of those entities, including the School of Medicine revising its admissions materials and standards and ending recruitment efforts that were not race-neutral.

The Medical Center, among other items, ended its Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) program and stopped providing gender-affirming care for minors.

The School of Nursing eliminated budget items that supported DEI, revised its admissions policies to remove considering of race and took promoting equity out of the standard for evaluating faculty for promotions and tenure.

The McInitre School revised recruiting strategies that reached out to specific minority groups, altered the wording of questions asked to applicants and revised its admissions policies for study abroad programs.