Board of Visitors Welcome Brief
Delivered to every member of the Board of Visitors and to every member of the Virginia House and Senate higher education subcommittees. Four priority items for the semester ahead.
Original research
Research and briefs
Longer work: the reports we hand to the Board of Visitors, to legislators, and to reporters. Every one is free to download and free to quote.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Assessment of Value
An evaluation of whether UVA’s DEI programmes contributed to the University’s educational mission, with a recommendation to the Board on redirecting the funding.
UVA’s Public-Ivy Business Model
How the high-tuition, high-aid model works at UVA, who it actually charges, and what it means for in-state families.
Remembering and Reinvigorating the UVA Honor Code
What the Board of Visitors can do to strengthen the culture of Honor without infringing on student sovereignty over the system.
Beauty and Free Speech in the Academical Village
The Board’s duty to preserve the Lawn as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and why the current regulations have proven unenforceable.
Citing this work
Journalists and researchers are welcome to quote any of it. If you need the underlying records, a figure checked, or someone on the record, write to us.