November 2022

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Jefferson Council, an alumni association devoted to upholding the Jeffersonian legacy at the University of Virginia, has appointed James A. Bacon Jr. as executive director.“The hiring of a full-time director manager is a milestone in the evolution of the Jefferson Council from an all-volunteer group to a professionally staffed organization,” said President Bert Ellis. […]

AFSA NewsBuilding official\’s decision upheld rejecting W&L chapel wall to shield Lee statue – The Roanoke TimesPrinceton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) declines to sponsor referendum on antisemitism – The Daily Princetonian‘Dismiss 95 percent of the bureaucrats’: Harvey Silverglate on what he’d change at Harvard – The College FixConference on Institutional Neutrality: Scholars Probe the Issues

The Jefferson Council joins the University of Virginia community in mourning the deaths of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D\’Sean Perry in a shooting last night. While knowing that no words can salve the pain of such tragic loss, we extend our condolences to the families of the three young men and pray for a

by Allan Stam A couple of years ago, in a conversation with another dean at the University of Virginia, I was asked about my views on the ever-expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion enterprise. I explained that I was not a fan of the diversity movement and affirmative action. When asked why, I explained that my