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Inside the Conservative Campaign That Took Down a University President

The Jefferson Council had called for eliminating D.E.I., without much success. But a new lawyer with ties to the group took on the cause for the Trump administration.

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

For years, the Jefferson Council had criticized the university’s president, James E. Ryan, for his support of D.E.I.

Inside the Conservative Campaign That Took Down the U.Va. President

The Jefferson Council had called for eliminating D.E.I., without much success. But a new lawyer with ties to the group took on the cause for the Trump administration.

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

For years, the Jefferson Council had criticized the university’s president, James E. Ryan, for his support of D.E.I.
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