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George Mason’s President, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration

Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.

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The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no.
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Trump Officials Demand George Mason’s President Apologize Over Diversity

The Education Department said an investigation had found that the public university and its president had supported diversity programs that the department views as discriminatory.

© Tom Brenner/The New York Times

The George Mason University campus in Fairfax, Va.
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