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.

James Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia, has resigned amid pressure from the Trump administration. This action follows a Justice Department probe into UVA's diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

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,