Dr. Tiffany King: We Need to Crash the US Settler State

Dr. Tiffany King: We Need to Crash the US Settler State

Dr. Tiffany King, a tenured professor in the University of Virginia’s Department of Women, Sexuality, and Gender, spoke last week in a virtual symposium hosted by Hunter College’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies.The symposium At the Edge of Each...
Keffiyehs, Yarmulkes, and Belonging at UVA

Keffiyehs, Yarmulkes, and Belonging at UVA

It’s “Palestinian Liberation Week” at the University of Virginia this week, and the Students for Justice in Palestine have organized loads of activities for antizionists, culminating with a “Die-In for Gaza” Friday.”Wear your...
A Tale of Two Protests: UVA vs. Berkeley

A Tale of Two Protests: UVA vs. Berkeley

The Jefferson Council is often critical of the free-speech environment at the University of Virginia, but we’re also cognizant that things could be a lot worse. UVA could be Harvard, which has the worst possible free-speech rating from the Foundation for...
Team Ryan Defends Closed Board Session

Team Ryan Defends Closed Board Session

University of Virginia officials have responded, albeit obliquely, to questions raised by The Jefferson Council about the legality of a closed session called during a Board of Visitors meeting March 1.In a column posted in the So Hoos Asking feature of UVA Today,...