Accountability
The University is a public institution spending public money. We read the budgets, file the records requests, and publish what comes back.
A Glimpse into UVa’s Fund-Raising Juggernaut
by James A. BaconAlumni unhappy about recent developments at the niversity of Virginia claim to have withdrawn $150 million or more in pledged financial support for the institution. Money talks in academia…
Orwellian Aspirations, a False Alumni Association Narrative, and Adult Supervision at UVa
by James C. SherlockSometimes things come together that confirm one’s worst fears but improve hope for the future simultaneously. Such a turning point happened with me not long after UVa’s alumni magazine,…
UVa Builds Scholarship Endowment to Half-Billion Dollars
by James A. BaconOver the past four years the University of Virginia has raised $500 million, enough to endow 350 undergraduate and graduate scholarships, President Jim Ryan informed the Board of Visitors…