It is no secret that free speech on college campuses is under attack. But is this new model for campus speech in line with University of Virginia\’s founder, Thomas Jefferson? Students and professors alike experience pressure to either avoid or hyperfocus on controversial topics with limited room for honest and rigorous debate. If we can’t […]
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Note: Our struggles at the University of Virginia mirror the culture wars raging across the country. From time to time The Jefferson Council will recommend articles we find to shed light on trends affecting Mr. Jefferson\’s university. We are adding a button to our menu linking to an archive of these articles. Happy reading! —
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by James A. BaconDelegate Nicholas J. Freitas, R-Culpeper, has introduced a bill, HB 1800, that would bring much needed transparency to the governance of Virginia\’s public higher-ed institutions. The bill was cited in a list of priority legislation backed by Attorney General Jason Miyares.The bill, which would affect the University of Virginia, contains several elements:
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The Jefferson Council released the following press release at 1:00 p.m. today.The cost of Virginia\’s higher-ed DEI bureaucracy is spinning out of control.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., January 6, 2023 Virginia\’s 15 public four-year universities paid its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion administrators more than $15 million in salaries in 2020, according to a new report,\” Should Virginians Pay
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