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What Does UVA Need in a University President?
In light of the presidential defenestrations at Harvard and Penn, what should an elite university look for in a president?
A Hostile Environment for Jews
Free speech isn't easy, UVA President Ryan has concluded. Neither is being a Jew at UVA these days.
More Media Pick up the Morgan Bettinger Story
The Morgan Bettinger story and lawsuit continues to garner national attention.
Compelled Speech: the Morgan Bettinger Case
Morgan Bettinger was found guilty of violating UVA's Standards of Conduct after she was overheard speaking to a garbage truck driver and was accused of making a threat. The student judiciary instituted a punishment in the form of compelled speech to avoid expulsion.
Enough Is Enough. Where Does This End?
The Jefferson Council President and signatories write to the UVA Board of Visitors in response to the Board's decision to act on the Racial Equity Task Force's recommendation to “contextualize” the Thomas Jefferson statue in front of the Rotunda.