Not the UVA I Remember

Not the UVA I Remember

The Jefferson Council received this letter from a University of Virginia alumnus describing a “Dean’s Welcome and Tour” his family took part in this spring at the University of Virginia. For anyone who took administrators at their word — that the...
Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test

Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test

Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an “encampment” similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports.The gathering of several hundred people on the lawn of the...
What Would Thomas Jefferson Say About Disruptions on the Grounds?

What Would Thomas Jefferson Say About Disruptions on the Grounds?

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have morphed from rallies and teach-ins into a new form of protest — tent-city encampments. These disruptive gatherings are spreading to college campuses around the country; some have turned violent and resulted in widespread arrests.In...
Anatomy of an Intellectual Monoculture

Anatomy of an Intellectual Monoculture

University of Virginia employees who donated to Democratic Party candidates between 2017 and 2022 outnumbered Republican donors by an eighteen-to-one ratio, reports a National Association of Scholars case study. Professors favor Democratic candidates over GOP by a...
Share Your DEI Data, UVA!

Share Your DEI Data, UVA!

We’re making progress of a sort. The University of Virginia is dribbling out details that clarify the University’s spending on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Thanks to an article in UVA Today, the University’s house news organ, we have...