Board of Visitors Meets in Special Closed Session, Takes No Action

Board of Visitors Meets in Special Closed Session, Takes No Action

The University of Virginia Board of Visitors met in a special closed session on May 10 for a briefing by law enforcement, administration, and legal counsel on security-related issues relating to the UVA Encampment for Palestine and final exercises. Upon coming out of...
So Much for Empathetic Listening

So Much for Empathetic Listening

Militant students and faculty at the University of Virginia — and elsewhere — often talk about having “hard conversations” about the tragic realities in Gaza. To see what those “conversations” sound like, click on the video above.It was hard...
The Revolution Consumes Its Own

The Revolution Consumes Its Own

Militant students and faculty held an online gripe session today skewering University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Provost Ian Baucom, and their rhetoric — including calls for Ryan’s resignation — is more heated than ever. While I support the actions Ryan...
UVA Soft on Nazis but Brutal to Students?

UVA Soft on Nazis but Brutal to Students?

A continuing meme in the ongoing rhetorical battle between progressives and anarchists on the one hand and the Ryan administration on the other is that University of Virginia authorities brutally cracked down on peaceful protesters May 4 while allowing white...
Critics Don’t Buy Ryan’s Tent-Takedown Rationale

Critics Don’t Buy Ryan’s Tent-Takedown Rationale

From professors to Lawn residents, members of the University of Virginia community continue to criticize President Jim Ryan and senior UVA leadership for their decision Saturday to shut down the UVA Encampment for Gaza “liberated zone.” While Ryan’s...