University of Virginia President James Ryan resigned Friday amid a Justice Department investigation into the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. “I am writing, with a very heavy heart,

The Justice Department had demanded that Jim Ryan step down to resolve an investigation into the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

A day earlier, the publication reported that the U.S. Department of Justice had called on Ryan to resign. In response to the news, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released a joint statement,