UVa Proposes 3% to 4.4% Tuition Increases Next Two Years

The University of Virginia administration has asked the Board of Visitors to consider tuition increases in the range of 3.0% and 4.4% over each of the next two years, Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis revealed in a Finance Committee public hearing this morning.Davis...

Jefferson Council Report on Disruptions to the Shrier Event

The Jefferson Council distributed the following statement and attached report to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors this morning.Dear Board of Visitors members,On Oct. 11, 2023, journalist Abigail Shrier engaged in a Q&A session at the University of...

Heather Mac Donald Takes No Prisoners

Heather Mac Donald gave a fiery and impassioned speech last night at Alumni Hall in defense of meritocracy, color-blind university admissions, a humanistic education and Western Civilization. She had some sharp words for the administration’s race obsession at...

Rising Costs Pushing UVa Tuition Higher

The Jefferson Council released the following press release this morning (Nov. 9, 2023):CHARLOTTESVILLE—Rising costs, not cutbacks in state aid, are primarily responsible for pushing tuition higher at the University of Virginia. State appropriations for UVa have...