James Bacon

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 […]

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

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! —

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:

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

by James A. BaconThere is a shortage of doctors, scientists, engineers and other employees with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and medicine) backgrounds in the U.S. economy. One reason is that American institutions of higher education aren\’t turning out enough graduates with STEM degrees. And a big reason for that is that roughly half the students

Editor\’s note: This is the first in an ongoing series of articles based on material presented to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors — material that never sees the light of day in standard news sources. We aim to provide a more complete understanding of how the university is governed. Auditors found a \”material weakness\”

Editor\’s note: This is the first in an ongoing series of articles based on material presented to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors — material that never sees the light of day in standard news sources. We aim to provide a more complete understanding of how the university is governed. Auditors found a \”material weakness\”

In this interview with Jean Yarbrough, author of \”American Virtues: Thomas Jefferson on the Character of a Free People,\” Douglas Murray explores Thomas Jefferson\’s life and legacy, and dissects the modern-day assault on Jefferson\’s reputation.