The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent scrutiny of campus DEI programs is prompting visible operational changes at major universities. The University of Virginia submitted a quarterly compliance report detailing the closure of diversity offices and revisions to website language to show adherence to the DOJ’s civil‑rights interpretation, while conservative lawyers are broadening litigation that follows recent affirmative‑action rulings. UVa’s interim president, Paul G. Mahoney, laid out steps the university took to align with the DOJ agreement without admitting liability; the report notes academic curriculum and research were not restricted. Separately, legal teams that succeeded in challenging affirmative‑action policies are filing new suits against colleges, nonprofits and corporations to test and expand the reach of those rulings. The combination of targeted litigation and DOJ oversight creates a compliance‑first environment for campus administrators, who must now balance regulatory responses with academic autonomy and the maintenance of federal research funding.