Militant groups at the University of Virginia tried to organize a “sit-in” at the Board of Visitors meeting on September 12, but the event fizzled. A dozen or so local radicals showed up at the Rotunda, where the board meeting was held, but they were met by a strong...
The University of Virginia (UVA) has adopted a high-tuition, high-aid business model, similar to that of Ivy League schools, which has engendered a vicious cycle of higher tuition, increased financial aid for lower-income students, and higher tuition to pay for the...
Executive SummaryThe University of Virginia Honor System is governed by students, an arrangement that has been respected from its earliest days. However, the Board of Visitors is enjoined by its mission statement to support and uphold the Honor System. There are...
Executive SummaryDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) embraces a set of concepts, social theories, policies, and practices that have become the subject of extensive debate throughout both higher education and society at large. In an attempt to solve discrimination...
BackgroundIn September 2020, a University of Virginia student resident on the Lawn posted a large sign on her door which read: “F— UVA,” followed by a list of grievances including “UVA operating cost, KKKops, genocide, slavery, disability, Black+Brown...
