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.
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…
The Commissars of Charlottesville
by James C. SherlockLeon Trotsky, who headed the Red Army from 1917-22, did not trust it.On 6 April 1918, he wrote in Isvestia: The military commissar is the direct political agent of…
In Higher-Ed, Diversity = Affirmative Action
by Allan Stam A couple of years ago, in a conversation with another dean at the University of Virginia, I was asked about my views on the ever-expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…