July 2023

Robyn Hadley, the University of Virginia\’s dean of students, will leave her job effective Aug. 1, announced President Jim Ryan and Provost Ian Baucom yesterday in a letter to the university community.The letter provided no explanation for Hadley\’s sudden departure. Hadley had served two years in the position, which oversees 300 employees engaged with student […]

As previously announced, Mike Pompeo is coming to the University of Virginia Sept. 25 to speak on the topic, \”Talk softly but carry America with you: Inside negotiations on the world stage.\” Registration is now open! Register here.

by James A. BaconAfter the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling restricting the use of race as a higher-ed admissions criteria, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Provost Ian Baucom released a statement proclaiming that they would do everything in their power to admit a class of students that is \”diverse across every possible

by James A. BaconItalians demand that people treat their UNESCO World Heritage sites with respect. Consider the recent example of the idiot who scratched graffiti onto a brick of the ancient Roman Colosseum. Italians reacted with outrage at video (taken by an equally outraged American) when Bulgarian-born Englishman Ivan Dimitrov used a key to memorialize

I\’d much rather communicate through the written word than the spoken word, but the American Council of Trustees and Alumni took the trouble of interviewing me and breaking down the video into bite-sized, easily digestible morsels — call them Bacon Bits — so it would be churlish of me not to make them available to

Dear Jefferson Council members and friends,The Jefferson Council Board and I wish you a very happy Independence Day.We alumni of the University of Virginia share a very unique academic heritage as the only university established by one of America’s Founding Fathers. I am especially appreciative on this day, the 247th anniversary of the signing of

by Walter SmithWith the recent U.S. Supreme Court restricting “affirmative action” in college and university admissions, an all-consuming question in Charlottesville is how the University of Virginia might change its policies and guidelines for admitting students.While prohibiting the use of race as a decisive factor in admissions, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts allowed for holistic

by Walter SmithWith the recent U.S. Supreme Court restricting “affirmative action” in college and university admissions, an all-consuming question in Charlottesville is how the University of Virginia might change its policies and guidelines for admitting students.While prohibiting the use of race as a decisive factor in admissions, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts allowed for holistic