In describing how the University of Virginia is dismantling its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, the most recent UVA compliance report to the Department of Justice shows just how extensive those programs were, writes Douglas Gerber in a Richmond Times-Dispatch op-ed.

The report’s specifics are telling. The School of Education and Human Development “eliminated” its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and removed hiring requirements demanding “explicit evidence of skills and experiences related to diversity.” The School of Engineering and Applied Science “no longer tracks data related to hiring metrics that are based on protected traits” and has eliminated diversity goals for its applicant pool. The McIntire School of Commerce revised its faculty hiring rubric to remove DEI-related research requirements and instructed reviewers that protected characteristics may not be considered. Even the Division of Student Affairs is conducting annual reviews to ensure mentoring programs comply with federal anti-discrimination law.

These are not cosmetic edits; they are structural reversals. They confirm that UVa’s DEI regime was not merely ideological — it was operational. It shaped hiring, admissions, programming, evaluation and resource allocation. It was woven into the fabric of the institution.

Gerber explores numerous questions that arise. Read the whole thing.