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.
Open Letter to Lily West
Letter from Jefferson Council board member Joel Gardner to Lily West, president of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, Richard Gard, editor of the alumni association magazine Virginia, Whitt Clement, rector of…
Open Letter to Thomas Unsworth
Written by Bert Ellis, President of The Jefferson CouncilDear Mr. Unsworth: I am writing to you in your capacity as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, with a…
Compelled Speech: the Morgan Bettinger Case
<p><strong>Morgan Bettinger was found guilty of violating UVA's Standards of Conduct after she was overheard speaking to a garbage truck driver and was accused of making a threat. The student judiciary instituted a punishment in the form of compelled speech to avoid expulsion.</strong></p>