George Mason University’s faculty senate voted to press campus leadership and trustees to reject any settlement with the Trump administration that would subject the university to prolonged federal oversight or curtail faculty governance. The resolution comes after multiple federal probes into the institution’s DEI programs and follows other campuses’ controversial deals that faculty say were negotiated without adequate shared governance input. Senators warned that concessions modeled on recent university compacts risk 'years of federal monitoring' that chill academic debate and constrain hiring and promotion decisions. The faculty demanded transparent deliberation and formal consultations before any agreement is signed, highlighting a widening rift between administrations seeking to restore federal funding and faculty defending institutional autonomy.