by James C. SherlockI provided an extensive review in this space of the latest book by Dr. Bettina Love, an assistant professor in the education school of the University of Georgia. She advocates separate but equally funded schools for black children and a radically revised curriculum unique to black children.Readers can see in that review the […]
by James A. BaconOn the one hand, we have David Astin Walsh, a left-wing University of Virginia PhD student specializing in far-right politics, who taught a class at George Mason University last year.On the other hand, we have Jeffrey Leopold, an assistant professor who teaches the Foundation of Commerce course at the University of Virginia\’s
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by James A. BaconIn a letter written to Aubrey Daniel, one of the strongest critics of the UVa administration, Rector James B. Murray Jr. brings out new facts and arguments regarding Jim Ryan\’s handling of the \”F— UVA\” Lawn sign controversy.Criticism has focused on a student\’s use of profanity in a sign on the door
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by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia\’s insurgent alumni have made it very clear what they\’re against. They don\’t like profane signs on the Lawn that disrespect the University. They oppose contextualizing the Thomas Jefferson statue. They\’re unhappy with the endless self-flagellation for the institution\’s association with slavery and segregation, as if nothing has changed
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by James A. BaconBack when I attended the University of Virginia many moons ago, I was a GDI — an acronym for a God-Damned Independent. During the fall rush my first year I attended two fraternity parties on Rugby Road and found nothing entertaining about hanging out with people whose sole purpose seemed to be
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A message addressed to \”Friends of UVA\” by Bert Ellis, class of 1975, is passing around virally by email. Reed Fawell posted the message in the comments on a previous post but did not mention Ellis by name. Given the fact that Ellis is a prominent and wealthy alumnus — he is CEO of Ellis
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by James C. Sherlock Updated Aug. 17 at 8:24 AMThis letter is a response to the recommendations of the University of Virginia’s Racial Equity Task Force which are to be taken up this week by President Jim Ryan and the University’s Board of Visitors.Dear President Ryan,Martin Luther King dreamed of the day that his children