Cavalier Kabuki
Once again, the UVA’s BOV is conducting the ritual of pretending to be involved in setting rates for tuition, fees, room and board — but the minutes record no comments or questions by any board member.
TJC Article
UVA Faculty Have Seceded from the Honor System
The Jefferson Council has received a letter from a senior University of Virginia faculty member who, for fear of retaliation, asks to remain anonymous. He outlines what he calls “generic” concerns of the UVA faculty. The first focuses on a critical dysfunction of the Honor System.
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Hat’s Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On
Ironically, the office in charge of protecting people from harassment on the basis of religion subjected this fourth-year UVA student to a twenty-minute Zoom call and applied mild pressure to stop expressing his Christian view. The double standards rankle.
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Time To Scrutinize UVA’s Budget
Past UVA boards have passively accepted whatever numbers the administration dished out to them. The Jefferson Council is hopeful that the new board, dominated 13-to-4 by appointees of Governor Glenn Youngkin, will take a more assertive approach to cost control and tuition increases.
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BOV in Full Control of Investigation into Alleged UVA Med School Abuses
“The administration of the university and the health system are not involved and will not be involved in any aspect of deciding what evidence to obtain, reviewing evidence, or supervising the investigation.“
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Tools of Bureaucratic Repression
The biggest controversy roiling UVA today swirls around accusations leveled by 128+ letter signatories against leaders of the UVA Health System and School of Medicine. Evidence surfaced by the Kieran Bhattacharya proceedings reveals the nature of the medical bureaucracy that Kent and Kibbe inherited.
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Student Free Speech Group Revived at UVA
“We were instrumental in helping Tyler revive the YAF chapter and look forward to working with them and other student groups to schedule future conservative speakers ensuring diverse viewpoints are offered at the University.“
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FOIA Fighter
\”I never wanted to know this much about FOIA and the IRB, and all elements of UVA trickery to avoid disclosing things they are legally required to.\”
UVA to Theta Chi: Evict Brothers from Frat House. Theta Chi: No.
Donovan Golich may have been excessively zealous in his investigations, but the University’s problematic approach to fraternities does not end with his departure.
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