Intellectual diversity
A university that hires, teaches, and admits from a single point of view stops being a university. We document how narrow the range at UVA has become, and what it costs students.
“The Worst Tour of the 14 Colleges We Have Been on This Year”
by James A. BaconThis past April a University of Virginia alumna took her son for a tour of the university conducted by a student-run organization, the University Guide Service. The woman had…
Probing UVa’s Gender Gap: Is It an Admissions Problem?
by James A. BaconAs highlighted in our last post, the University of Virginia admits significantly more women than men. The split in the undergraduate student body is roughly 54/46. My aim in…
The Incoherence of DEI Ideology: the Gender Gap
by James A. BaconDiversity, Equity & Inclusion at the University of Virginia is incoherent in theory, arbitrary in practice, and riddled with contradictions. Nowhere is DEI policy more muddled than UVa’s treatment…