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Who Guides the Guides?

by James A. BaconIn the spring of 2022 University of Virginia alumnus Warren Lightfoot emailed Rector Whitt Clement, a fraternity brother, to share the experiences of a friend and friend’s daughter during…
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“The Worst Tour of the 14 Colleges We Have Been on This Year”

by James A. BaconThis past April a University of Virginia alumna took her son for a tour of the university conducted by a student-run organization, the University Guide Service. The woman had…
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Men Need Not Apply

by James A. BaconMark R. Perry, a senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), has filed 841 complaints over the years against universities whose policies and practices discriminate against men. So…
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Probing UVa’s Gender Gap: Is It an Admissions Problem?

by James A. BaconAs highlighted in our last post, the University of Virginia admits significantly more women than men. The split in the undergraduate student body is roughly 54/46. My aim in…

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Instead of Red Brick, a “Warm Red Drum”

by James A. BaconAmong its other actions last week the University of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a revised design for the $80 million Karsh Institute for Democracy building. In March several…

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