Bloat Watch
Just how bad is administrative overhead at the University of Virginia? It’s difficult to say. Hard numbers are difficult to come by. But a revealing statistic surfaced in a document shared Friday with the Board of Visitors.
UVA Board Endorses Institutional Neutrality
The University of Virginia adopted a resolution on September 13, backing a statement of institutional neutrality on events taking place outside the University.
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What if They Gave a Sit-In and Nobody Came?
Militant groups at the University of Virginia tried to organize a “sit-in” at the Board of Visitors meeting on September 12. Are their demands realistic?
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UVA’s Public-Ivy Business Model
The University of Virginia has adopted a high-tuition, high-aid business model, similar to that of Ivy League schools. A clear understanding of how all the pieces work creates an opportunity.
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Docs Up in Arms
A letter from 128 physicians to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors has urged the Board to uphold academic freedom, free speech and patient safety by replacing UVA Health Systems CEO Craig Kent and medical school Dean Melina Kibbe.
DEI at UVA Astronomy: the Stars are Not Aligned
It is beyond the Astronomy Department’s power to boost the number of minorities capable of flourishing in the sciences. Until change occurs in the K-12 education system, it’s not evident what all the Department’s DEI activity can accomplish.
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A Playpen for Social-Justice Activists
What does UVA’s Equity Center do? Bacon’s Rebellion founder and TJC contributing editor James Bacon offers his thoughts.
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UVA Grad Students Urge Withholding of Year-End Grades
The United Campus Workers of Virginia at the University of Virginia has launched a campaign urging faculty and graduate students to withhold grades until the Ryan administration capitulates to its demands of amnesty for people arrested during the crackdown on the pro-Palestinian “liberation zone.”
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Faculty Senate Votes for Review of Encampment Shutdown
The University of Virginia Faculty Senate voted to call for an “independent and external” review of the use of police force to shut down the pro-Palestinian “liberation zone.” TJC contributing editor Jim Bacon offers his thoughts.
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Board of Visitors Meets in Special Closed Session, Takes No Action
Watch this recording of a special closed session of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors regarding the UVA Encampment for Palestine.
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