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The Lawn is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the physical argument for what Jefferson thought a university was. How UVA treats it, and how it talks about him, is not a side issue.

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Remembering Adam Andrzejewski, the Happy Warrior

<p>One month has passed since the death of openthebooks.com founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski who The Jefferson Council will remember as the very definition of William Wordsworth’s Happy Warrior.</p>
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How UVA Holds Students “Accountable”

<p>If such bullying behavior is shown to be the norm for some types of students and not others, UVA has a very big problem.</p>
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Dissecting UVA’s High-Tuition, High-Aid Business Model

<p>The mechanics of the high-tuition, high-aid financial model are complex and, as long as I have been attending UVA Board meetings, have never been fully explained. President Ryan owes the Board more than feel-good stories of generous donors like the Stephensons. He owes a full accounting.</p>
Accountability

UVA Med Faculty Have Been Seeking Redress Since 2021

<p>A group of UVA medical-school faculty members aired their allegations against the University’s medical leadership after trying fruitlessly to work within the system. As usual, Board of Visitors proceedings lacked transparency.</p>

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What if They Gave a Sit-In and Nobody Came?

<p>Militant groups at the University of Virginia tried to organize a “sit-in” at the Board of Visitors meeting on September 12. Are their demands realistic?</p>

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