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.
A Glimpse into UVa’s Fund-Raising Juggernaut
by James A. BaconAlumni unhappy about recent developments at the niversity of Virginia claim to have withdrawn $150 million or more in pledged financial support for the institution. Money talks in academia…
Anatomy of a Racial Incident at UVa
by James A. BaconJeffrey Leopold, a University of Virginia assistant professor, was assigned this fall to teach “COMM 1800 — Foundations of Commerce,” a prerequisite for students entering the McIntire School of…
Darkness Descends upon Mr. Jefferson’s University
by James A. BaconIn the previous post I gave a chronological account of how a classroom joke delivered by Associate Professor Jeffrey Leopold in University of Virginia business class exploded into a…