10,000 signatures and resulted in approval for funding for two more Title IX Coordinator positions.
In 2018, Peter Pober was alleged to have committed sexual misconduct during his tenure as a Competitive Speech coach. He retired while being investigated for misconduct.
=== Department of Education and Department of Justice investigations ===
In July 2025, the US Department of Education announced two investigations of the university, one concerning "allegations that it failed to respond effectively to a pervasively hostile environment for Jewish students and faculty from October 2023 through the 2024-2025 academic year," and another "based on a complaint filed with OCR by multiple professors at GMU who allege that the university illegally uses race and other immutable characteristics in university policies, including hiring and promotion."
On July 17, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an investigation into possible discriminatory hiring and promotion practices at GMU. In their letter to the university, …
