by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia task forced assigned the job of ensuring that UVa is \”welcoming\” to all religions includes two faculty members who signed an open letter criticizing UVa President Jim Ryan for failing after the October 7 terrorist rampage afflicted upon Israel to acknowledge the suffering of the Palestinian people.Ryan denounced […]
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by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia task forced assigned the job of ensuring that UVa is \”welcoming\” to all religions includes two faculty members who signed an open letter criticizing UVa President Jim Ryan for failing after the October 7 terrorist rampage afflicted upon Israel to acknowledge the suffering of the Palestinian people.Ryan denounced
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by James A. BaconA newly appointed Task Force on Religious Diversity and Belonging will have the mission of ensuring that UVA is \”welcoming to students, faculty and staff across the full spectrum of religions and cultures,\” the Ryan administration said Wednesday.\”The group will explore opportunities for meaningful engagement across religious differences and examine the scope
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by James A. BaconA newly appointed Task Force on Religious Diversity and Belonging will have the mission of ensuring that UVA is \”welcoming to students, faculty and staff across the full spectrum of religions and cultures,\” the Ryan administration said Wednesday.\”The group will explore opportunities for meaningful engagement across religious differences and examine the scope
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by James A. BaconA major piece of the University of Virginia\’s value proposition is a promise to meet 100% of a student\’s financial needs through grants, loans and work study. In the past, the University covered tuition, fees, room and board for students in families with incomes of less than $30,000 yearly and tuition &
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by James A. BaconThe Ryan administration notched up two big wins in the University of Virginia Board of Visitors meeting Thursday and Friday. It pushed through 3% tuition increases for the next two academic years and it framed the budgetary debate to its advantage. Rather than engaging in a wide-ranging discussion of how UVa might
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Places of higher education exist to serve as sanctuaries for the exchange of ideas. With diverse student populations, college campuses are enriched by the students that inhabit them. When it comes to being “Great and Good,” does institutional neutrality have a role at UVA?
by James A. BaconIn early October Governor Glenn Youngkin asked Attorney General Jason Miyares for a formal opinion on a seemingly innocuous question: Whose interests are members of Virginia\’s public university governing boards supposed to represent? Miyares responded that the \”primary duty\” of the boards of visitors is to the commonwealth, not to the institutions
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by James A. BaconIn early October Governor Glenn Youngkin asked Attorney General Jason Miyares for a formal opinion on a seemingly innocuous question: Whose interests are members of Virginia\’s public university governing boards supposed to represent? Miyares responded that the \”primary duty\” of the boards of visitors is to the commonwealth, not to the institutions
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