James Bacon

by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia Student Council has called for the immediate resignation of alumnus Bert Ellis from the Virginia Board of Visitors, and chastises Governor Glenn Youngkin\’s decision to appoint him as \”rewarding behavior that endangers students.\”Ellis stands in a long line of violent racist oppressors, says the proclamation. \”From the bondage […]

by James A. BaconWhen Donald J. Finley retired from the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) earlier this year, Virginia\’s higher-ed industry lost one of its most effective advocates in Richmond. As Charles Kelley with McGuire Woods Consulting tweeted at the time: \”Don is the best example of a true public servant, and he\’s undoubtedly

by James A. BaconWhen Donald J. Finley retired from the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) earlier this year, Virginia\’s higher-ed industry lost one of its most effective advocates in Richmond. As Charles Kelley with McGuire Woods Consulting tweeted at the time: \”Don is the best example of a true public servant, and he\’s undoubtedly

The following letter was sent by The Jefferson Council to the UVA Alumni Association Board of Managers.Dear Board Member and fellow Wahoo,We are writing to make sure you are aware of the recent action taken by the Alumni Association to reject our proposed advertisement in the forthcoming issue of the Virginia Magazine. We believe this

The most blatant example of activity at UVA initiated by politically motivated faculty, especially in the history department and in the alumni magazine, is the lie that says Jefferson fathered Sally Heming’s children. After months of study, it is clear to me that this lie is bogus and is repeated purely to prove how slaves

by James C. SherlockVirginia’s state-funded colleges and universities are too expensive. Tuitions are the headline numbers. But student fees and food and housing costs are as important to the budgets of families and individual students as tuition.Costs within the college system have gone up because of a general lack of management systems and data to support oversight.

by James C. SherlockOn April 29, 1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed a group of Nobel Prize winners at a dinner in their honor at The White House.Kennedy, raised patrician, classically educated and fired in war and politics graciously toasted another such man. “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human

by Ann McLeanOutsiders who seem to have little understanding of or respect for Thomas Jefferson have been running Mr. Jefferson’s University for several years. Their policies have wreaked havoc on the spirit of individual liberties envisioned by the founder, threatening to destroy Virginia’s flagship University as a place of freedom and free expression.Travel with me,