The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university.

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into George Mason University's admissions process, the fourth such federal probe launched into the school.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it aims to determine whether the school discriminates against employees based on sex and race.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into George Mason University to determine whether the school gives preferential treatment of certain races and sexes in the hiring process, the latest in a long list of schools to face pressure from the federal government over DEI policies.

The Justice Department has launched a new investigation into George Mason University, over alleged illegal hiring practices.

President Gregory Washington issued a statement on Friday in response to a recent investigation launched by the Department of Justice (DOJ) into the university's employment practices.

Police shot and killed a 52-year-old man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday, Prince William County police said. Harrison Charles Deppe, of Woodbridge was the man killed by police, the department said in an update Friday. He was 52. Officers investigating a report of a man displaying a firearm found the suspect in a car near Garza Way and Potomac Mills Circle about 2:45 p.m. Thursday, police said. Police said they tried to negotiate a peaceful surrender for hours. After officers surrounded Deppe’s car to take him into custody, he got out of the car and ran toward the mall with a crossbow, police said. That’s when police fatally shot him. No one else was injured during the encounter. Deppe was suspected of brandishing a firearm at someone walking on Colchester Road Wednesday, police said. As police continued searching for him Thursday, he reportedly was involved in a similar incident on Birchdale Avenue. Prince William County police requested the regional Critical Incident Response team lead the investigation. News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

George Mason University is under federal investigation for allegedly using race and sex to influence faculty hiring decisions in violation of federal civil rights law, the US Department of Justice announced.

The probe is based on a complaint by George Mason University professors who allege that personnel decisions underrepresented groups.