A Playpen for Social-Justice Activists

A Playpen for Social-Justice Activists

The Jefferson Council champions free speech and intellectual diversity at the University of Virginia. We welcome columns, op-eds, and letters addressing issues affecting the UVA community for publication on our guest forum, like the one submitted below.—EXCERPTJim...
UVA Grad Students Urge Withholding of Year-End Grades

UVA Grad Students Urge Withholding of Year-End Grades

The United Campus Workers of Virginia (UCWVA) at the University of Virginia has launched a campaign urging faculty and graduate students to withhold grades until the Ryan administration capitulates to its demands of amnesty for people arrested during the May 4...
Faculty Senate Votes for Review of Encampment Shutdown

Faculty Senate Votes for Review of Encampment Shutdown

The University of Virginia Faculty Senate voted Friday to call for an “independent and external” review of the use of police force to shut down the pro-Palestinian “liberation zone” near the University Chapel a week previously.In a second vote,...
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...