by James A. BaconJeffrey Leopold, a University of Virginia assistant professor, was assigned this fall to teach “COMM 1800 — Foundations of Commerce,” a prerequisite for students entering the McIntire School of Commerce. On October 22 he lectured the...
by James A. BaconIn the previous post I gave a chronological account of how a classroom joke delivered by Associate Professor Jeffrey Leopold in University of Virginia business class exploded into a full-fledged racial controversy. The post was a straightforward,...
by James A. BaconWhen the University of Virginia hired Jim Ryan as president in 2018, the terms of his employment were spelled out in a contract. Anyone can obtain a copy of the document under the Freedom of Information Act, as Bacon’s Rebellion has done. You...
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...
Dear Rector Murray, Honor calls us to be honorable to each other not merely by not committingtransgressions, but also by doing reverence to the other in our midst.– by Professor Michael Suarez, S.J.Adopted by the Honor Committee UVa’s Lawn Scandal — Bad...
