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UVA’s Honor System is student-run and nearly two centuries old. It has been rewritten, worked around, and in places abandoned. We follow what is left of it.

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How to Degrade the Honor Code: Issue “Warnings”

by James A. BaconWhat’s the Honor Committee to do when a student who violated the Honor Code refuses or is unable to comply with his or her “sanction” ordered by the Committee?…
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The Trivialization of Honor

Last week the Honor Council debated the viability of requiring Honor Code violators to perform community service under the University of Virginia’s new system of multi-tiered sanctions. No vote was held on…
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TJC Applauds Honor Code Reforms

The vote by University of Virginia students March 2 to overhaul the Honor constitution was an important step in the revitalization of the Honor System, most notably for reversing a ban on…
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Lawn Applications Down… Again. Why?

by James A. BaconForty-seven University of Virginia students have been offered a room on the Lawn for the 2023-24 academic year. They were selected from a pool of 152 applicants, reports The…

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Bacon Appointed Executive Director of The Jefferson Council

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Jefferson Council, an alumni association devoted to upholding the Jeffersonian legacy at the University of Virginia, has appointed James A. Bacon Jr. as executive director.“The hiring of a full-time director manager…

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