UNC Tries to Create a “Free-Speech Culture”
Jed Atkins, head of the Chapel Hill campus’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership, wants to teach students to be tolerant, in an old-school way.
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TJC Mention in The College Fix: ‘Woke’ Tour Guide Service Put on hold at UVA
The College Fix contributor Colleen Dean quotes The Jefferson Council President Tom Neale: \”We made the board aware of this three years ago.\”
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TJC Mention in The Cavalier Daily: UVA Hazing Investigator Leaves Amid Criticism Over Case Handling
The Cavalier Daily\’s Thomas Baxter and Ford McCracken: That accountability process was on display in an audio recording of Golich leaked last week by alumni group The Jefferson Council — an organization with the stated mission of preserving the legacy of Thomas Jefferson at the University.
Furman Needs to Walk Its Talk on Free Speech
Furman alumnus Evan Myers writes a guest commentary in The Post and Currier, highlighting the need for alumni to hold their administration accountable for protecting and promoting free speech on campus. What can we glean for UVA?
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Remembering Adam Andrzejewski, the Happy Warrior
One month has passed since the death of openthebooks.com founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski who The Jefferson Council will remember as the very definition of William Wordsworth’s Happy Warrior.
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Remembering and Reinvigorating the UVA Honor Code
The University of Virginia Honor System is governed by students, but the Board of Visitors is enjoined by its mission statement to support and uphold the Honor System. Here\’s what the Board can do to strengthen the culture of Honor at UVA without infringing upon student sovereignty.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Assessment of Value
The University of Virginia\’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs fail to contribute to, even undermine, the University’s educational mission. We call upon the Board of Visitors to defund the vast DEI infrastructure and redirect such resources toward mission-critical activities.
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Beauty and Free Speech in the Academical Village
The Board of Visitors and President of the University have a duty to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia to preserve the beauty and dignity of the Academical Village as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The current regulations have proven inadequate and unenforceable.
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The Jefferson Council Responds to the Defacing of Israeli Flag at UVA’s McIntire School
As an organization committed to those Jeffersonian principles which formed UVA 205 years ago, The Jefferson Council is prepared to serve as an independent source of information and analysis for the new Board of Visitors.
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