In Their Own Words: Marisa Williamson

In Their Own Words: Marisa Williamson

Meet Marisa Williamson. The Harvard-educated assistant professor in the University of Virginia art department works in video, image-making, installation and performance art around themes of “history, race, feminism, and technology,” according to her UVA...
Who Counts as a DEI Employee?

Who Counts as a DEI Employee?

Earlier this month, OpenTheBooks.com, an organization dedicated to government spending transparency, released a study concluding that the University of Virginia employs 235 people, including interns, in roles relating to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at a...
The Use and Misuse of a UVA Lecture Series

The Use and Misuse of a UVA Lecture Series

The “fixation” of modern-day Israelis on the Holocaust has become a “vast and ugly fig leaf” hiding oppression of Palestinians and giving Israelis license to brush aside moral qualms about their response to the October 7 terror attacks, Brown...
In Their Own Words: Melody Pannell

In Their Own Words: Melody Pannell

Author’s Note: Today, I profile Melody Pannell as an illustration of the intersectional-oppression ideology — colloquially referred to as wokeness — that permeates the University of Virginia. To avoid letting my biases creep into this and other profiles, I let...
Assigning Extra Credit for Attending Pro-Hamas Event

Assigning Extra Credit for Attending Pro-Hamas Event

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) staff at the University of Virginia downplayed concerns about Tessa Farmer, an anthropology professor who reportedly offered extra credit to students to attend a Students for Justice in Palestine-organized teach-in last fall.The...