Free expression
Speech policy at UVA is tested every time a speaker arrives, a protest forms, or a student says the wrong thing. We report on how the University responds when it is tested.
Religious-Rights Speaker Stirs Controversy
by James A. BaconThree days ago the National Lawyers Guild at UVA condemned the invitation of Erin Hawley, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, to a Federalist Society event previewing a…
Third-Year Student Defends Free Speech in Oratory Competition
by James A. BaconOccasionally, we spot signs of pluralism and diverse thought at the University of Virginia, and we applaud them when we see them. Such is the case with an oratory…
UVa Faculty Senate Censures Ellis for Thought Crime
by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia Faculty Senate has voted to censure Bert Ellis, a Board of Visitors member, for violating the university’s “foundational values” two years ago when he “prepared…