EXCLUSIVE — George Mason University confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that its Center for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation is “no longer operational.”

The university launched the center in 2021 to “aggressively confront the history of marginalization of diverse populations” and “dismantle systems based on the hierarchy of human value through narrative change, racial healing, relationship building, and community engagement,” according to an archived web page. A GMU spokesperson indicated that the university’s decision to close the center was part of a broader effort to comply with “federal executive orders and U.S. Department of Education directives” after the Washington Examiner sent an inquiry requesting information on why the center’s website was down.