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.
UVA Soft on Nazis but Brutal to Students?
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The 2017 Unite the Right tragedy forced the University to think through issues it had not confronted in its recent history. The reforms created processes and protocols that were applied in 2024, TJC contributing editor Jim Back writes.</p>
Critics Don’t Buy Ryan’s Tent-Takedown Rationale
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">From professors to Lawn residents, members of the University of Virginia community continue to criticize senior UVA leadership for shutting down the UVA Encampment for Gaza "liberated zone."</p>
Team Ryan Defends Shutdown of Tent Encampment
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The University of Virginia called in the Virginia State Police to disperse "UVA Encampment for Gaza" protesters, said President Jim Ryan, University Police Chief Tim Longo, and other University leaders in a virtual town hall.</p>