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UVa Needs a Follow-Up Campus Climate Survey

by James A. BaconIn 2018, during the last months of the Teresa Sullivan presidency, the University of Virginia conducted an extensive survey — polling some 6,000 students, faculty and staff — to…
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Who’s “Marginalized” at UVa? Political Conservatives, That’s Who.

by James A. BaconWhat does it tell you about the freedom of speech and expression at the University of Virginia when in 2018 one-fifth of the university community (students, faculty and staff)…
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What Was More “Political”: Heaphy’s Firing or His Hiring?

by James A. BaconThe Richmond Times-Dispatch ramped up the mainstream media’s criticism of Attorney General Jason Miyares in a story published over the weekend. The headline: “Jason Miyares removed the head lawyer…
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UVa Free Speech Committee Could Use Some Transparency

by Walter SmithIn February of 2021 University of Virginia President Jim Ryan appointed a committee to articulate the university’s commitment to free speech and free inquiry. With great fanfare, the Board of Visitors…

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The Times, Post Mangle the Heaphy Story

by James A. BaconHere is what happens when The New York Times imposes its national narrative upon a Virginia story. We are afflicted with articles with headlines like this: “Top Jan. 6…

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