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FOIA Fighter
"I never wanted to know this much about FOIA and the IRB, and all elements of UVA trickery to avoid disclosing things they are legally required to."
UVA to Theta Chi: Evict Brothers from Frat House. Theta Chi: No.
Donovan Golich may have been excessively zealous in his investigations, but the University’s problematic approach to fraternities does not end with his departure.
UNC Tries to Create a “Free-Speech Culture”
Jed Atkins, head of the Chapel Hill campus’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership, wants to teach students to be tolerant, in an old-school way.
TJC Mention in The College Fix: ‘Woke’ Tour Guide Service Put on hold at UVA
The College Fix contributor Colleen Dean quotes The Jefferson Council President Tom Neale: "We made the board aware of this three years ago."
TJC Mention in The Cavalier Daily: UVA Hazing Investigator Leaves Amid Criticism Over Case Handling
The Cavalier Daily's Thomas Baxter and Ford McCracken: That accountability process was on display in an audio recording of Golich leaked last week by alumni group The Jefferson Council — an organization with the stated mission of preserving the legacy of Thomas Jefferson at the University.
The Snowflake Factory
Jim Bacon: If this emerging paradigm is correct, UVA and other higher-ed institutions are taking a generation of students coddled by parents and K-12 schools to begin with and making things worse.
Furman Needs to Walk Its Talk on Free Speech
Furman alumnus Evan Myers writes a guest commentary in The Post and Currier, highlighting the need for alumni to hold their administration accountable for protecting and promoting free speech on campus. What can we glean for UVA?
Remembering Adam Andrzejewski, the Happy Warrior
One month has passed since the death of openthebooks.com founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski who The Jefferson Council will remember as the very definition of William Wordsworth’s Happy Warrior.
UVA Admin Has Lost Control of the Med School Abuses Narrative
The controversy over an allegedly toxic work environment at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and UVA Health System reached escape velocity. “I can stand here before you honestly and claim these statements to be categorically false.”
How UVA Holds Students “Accountable”
If such bullying behavior is shown to be the norm for some types of students and not others, UVA has a very big problem.
Dissecting UVA’s High-Tuition, High-Aid Business Model
The mechanics of the high-tuition, high-aid financial model are complex and, as long as I have been attending UVA Board meetings, have never been fully explained. President Ryan owes the Board more than feel-good stories of generous donors like the Stephensons. He owes a full accounting.
UVA’s Board Stacking the Deck for Another Year
Who makes up the UVA Board of Visitors "Executive Committee"? What is their role? And how are they potentially stacking the deck for another year of status quo?
UVA Med Faculty Have Been Seeking Redress Since 2021
A group of UVA medical-school faculty members aired their allegations against the University’s medical leadership after trying fruitlessly to work within the system. As usual, Board of Visitors proceedings lacked transparency.
Bloat Watch
Just how bad is administrative overhead at the University of Virginia? It’s difficult to say. Hard numbers are difficult to come by. But a revealing statistic surfaced in a document shared Friday with the Board of Visitors.
UVA Board Endorses Institutional Neutrality
The University of Virginia adopted a resolution on September 13, backing a statement of institutional neutrality on events taking place outside the University.
What if They Gave a Sit-In and Nobody Came?
Militant groups at the University of Virginia tried to organize a “sit-in” at the Board of Visitors meeting on September 12. Are their demands realistic?
UVA’s Public-Ivy Business Model
The University of Virginia has adopted a high-tuition, high-aid business model, similar to that of Ivy League schools. A clear understanding of how all the pieces work creates an opportunity.
Remembering and Reinvigorating the UVA Honor Code
The University of Virginia Honor System is governed by students, but the Board of Visitors is enjoined by its mission statement to support and uphold the Honor System. Here's what the Board can do to strengthen the culture of Honor at UVA without infringing upon student sovereignty.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Assessment of Value
The University of Virginia's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs fail to contribute to, even undermine, the University’s educational mission. We call upon the Board of Visitors to defund the vast DEI infrastructure and redirect such resources toward mission-critical activities.
Beauty and Free Speech in the Academical Village
The Board of Visitors and President of the University have a duty to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia to preserve the beauty and dignity of the Academical Village as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The current regulations have proven inadequate and unenforceable.