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.

President James E. Ryan has informed the school’s governing board that he will resign. His decision follows growing pressure from Department of Justice (DOJ) officials over the university’s diversity,

James Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia (UVA), has reportedly shared plans to resign later this year.