By Andrew Goudsward

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration said on Wednesday it struck a deal with the University of Virginia that required the school to adopt its legal view on diversity, equity and inclusion in exchange for a pause on civil rights investigations and continued eligibility for federal funding.

The agreement, made public by the Justice Department, marks the first time a state university has settled with the Trump administration in its wide-ranging campaign to pressure top U.S. universities over pro-Palestinian student protests and policies designed to increase diversity that the administration has condemned as discriminatory.

The university’s prior president resigned in June under pressure from Trump administration officials.

“This notable agreeme

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