by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia leadership normally keeps its Board of Visitors meetings running on such a tightly scripted schedule that board members rarely get an opportunity to engage in free-wheeling discussion. But Rector Whitt Clement and President Jim Ryan made an exception Friday during the board\’s June meeting: They set aside nearly […]
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by James A. BaconR&D at the University of Virginia\’s has increased at roughly double the rate of Duke, the University of North Carolina, and other peer institutions over the past ten years, Provost Ian Baucom told the Board of Visitors this afternoon during its June meeting. Admittedly, UVa started from a lower base and its
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by James A. BaconR&D at the University of Virginia\’s has increased at roughly double the rate of Duke, the University of North Carolina, and other peer institutions over the past ten years, Provost Ian Baucom told the Board of Visitors this afternoon during its June meeting. Admittedly, UVa started from a lower base and its
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by James A. BaconUniversity of Virginia President Jim Ryan begs to differ with critics of \”Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.\” The term \”equity\” has become a lightning rod in the debate over DEI, he writes in an essay recently published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Somehow, he muses, people got the idea that equity means
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by James A. BaconCollege Simply\’s 2023 Best Value Colleges in America ranks the University of Virginia as the 2nd \”best value\” among public colleges and universities in the United States in 2023. The best-value distinction is conferred upon institutions that provide students the most academic prowess for the money (defined as net tuition after financial aid to
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by James A. BaconFinally, we\’re getting an open debate about \”Diversity, Equity & Inclusion\” in Virginia — not an honest debate, mind you, but a debate which, whether honest or not, is long overdue.Last month, Virginia\’s chief diversity officer Martin Brown proclaimed that DEI was \”dead\” at the Virginia Military Institute. Various parties, from Democratic
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by James A. BaconFinally, we\’re getting an open debate about \”Diversity, Equity & Inclusion\” in Virginia — not an honest debate, mind you, but a debate which, whether honest or not, is long overdue.Last month, Virginia\’s chief diversity officer Martin Brown proclaimed that DEI was \”dead\” at the Virginia Military Institute. Various parties, from Democratic
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By introduction, I am a graduate of The College and Darden. I continue to believe the University is the most special place in the world, for all the reasons that I\’m sure you and your friends & colleagues share.My oldest son is a junior in high school, and is interested in UVa. We went to
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