James Bacon

The University of Virginia Alumni Association presented an overview to the Board of Visitors last week of its \”Living Honor\” marketing campaign. The initiative, proposed by President Jim Ryan and Rector Whitt Clement, is designed to aid students and alumni in learning about Honor and its role at the University following a student vote last […]

by James A. BaconWhitt Clement, rector of the University of Virginia, gave a brief defense of Thomas Jefferson and his legacy at the Board of Visitors meeting Friday.“We are a University founded by Thomas Jefferson, and honoring his legacy and his contributions to our nation has, and will always be, an indelible part of what

by James A. BaconWhitt Clement, rector of the University of Virginia, gave a brief defense of Thomas Jefferson and his legacy at the Board of Visitors meeting Friday.“We are a University founded by Thomas Jefferson, and honoring his legacy and his contributions to our nation has, and will always be, an indelible part of what

Lee Habeeb, Law School class of \’91, has given The Jefferson Council permission to republish his letter, first appearing in Newsweek, that we referenced in an earlier TJC post. — JABJames RyanPresidentUniversity of VirginiaDear Jim,I\’m a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where I spent two of my three years studying the

Lee Habeeb, Law School class of \’91, has given The Jefferson Council permission to republish his letter, first appearing in Newsweek, that we referenced in an earlier TJC post. — JABJames RyanPresidentUniversity of VirginiaDear Jim,I\’m a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where I spent two of my three years studying the

by James A. BaconIt is horrifying to watch in real time how the media generates falsehoods and then spreads them without correction. About two weeks ago The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper at the University of Virginia, published an article about a 47-year-old controversy in which Bert Ellis, who then was a tri-chairman of the

by James A, BaconHere is what passes for logic at The Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Virginia, a university once reputed for the excellence of its education: We reject how the University’s physical environment — one that glorifies racists, slaveholders and eugenicists with statues and buildings named in their honor —

by James A. BaconA federal judge has dismissed a case against the University of Virginia by a medical student who charged that university officials had retaliated against him for disputing the speaker\’s logic in a panel discussion about microaggressions.The plaintiff, Kieren Bhattacharya, \”has nothing more than speculation to support his claim,\” wrote Judge Norman K.

by James A. BaconThe attacks on Bert Ellis, newly appointed member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, continue without letup. The Cavalier Daily, the UVa student newspaper, has published an article resurrecting an event from the 1974-75 academic year in which Ellis, who led the University Union at the time, invited IQ theorist