February 2023

Global Warming Debate

The Jefferson Council is pleased to join other alumni free speech organizations in sponsoring a debate about climate change organized by the Cornell Free Speech Alliance in collaboration with the Steamboat Institute as part of the nationwide “University Open Inquiry Forum.”Nationally recognized scholars Steven Koonin of New York University and Robert Socolow of Princeton University

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Can We Still Speak Freely? Author Douglas Murray Explores Free Speech and Jefferson’s Legacy

by Landon EppersonOn February 21st, on behalf of the Jefferson Council and Common Sense Society, British political commentator and author Douglas Murray paid an amiable visit to Grounds—a proper tour of the Lawn and a Gus Burger from the White Spot served as our great American welcome. Murray visited UVA to discuss a pertinent issue

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If It Weren\’t For Double Standards, UVa Would Have…

by James A. BaconSo… how did the University of Virginia respond to the revelation of Bert Ellis\’ text messages in The Washington Post? Here\’s the statement the university provided the Post. These text messages demonstrate a disappointing disregard for the hard work of UVA faculty and staff, as well as the University’s core values of

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If It Weren\’t For Double Standards, UVa Would Have…

by James A. BaconSo… how did the University of Virginia respond to the revelation of Bert Ellis\’ text messages in The Washington Post? Here\’s the statement the university provided the Post. These text messages demonstrate a disappointing disregard for the hard work of UVA faculty and staff, as well as the University’s core values of

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General Assembly Confirms Youngkin\’s Appointees to UVa Board

The Jefferson Council is pleased to acknowledge that the appointment of Jefferson Council President Bert Ellis and three others to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors has been confirmed by both the Virginia state senate and House of Delegates.The four individuals appointed last June by Governor Glenn Youngkin — Ellis, Stephen P. Long, Amanda

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General Assembly Confirms Youngkin\’s Appointees to UVa Board

The Jefferson Council is pleased to acknowledge that the appointment of Jefferson Council President Bert Ellis and three others to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors has been confirmed by both the Virginia state senate and House of Delegates.The four individuals appointed last June by Governor Glenn Youngkin — Ellis, Stephen P. Long, Amanda

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