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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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Revisiting the Founding Debates

There are still islands of intellectual diversity at the University of Virginia. One of them is an active Federalist Society. On March 4 & 5, the society is hosting an event, “The…
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Who’s “Marginalized” at UVa? Political Conservatives, That’s Who.

by James A. BaconWhat does it tell you about the freedom of speech and expression at the University of Virginia when in 2018 one-fifth of the university community (students, faculty and staff)…
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The Jefferson Independent, Feb. 4, 2021

More columns and articles from The Jefferson Independent, the University of Virginia’s conservative, independent student publication:Opinion: The Booster Requirement: A Politically Shifting TimelineThe spring semester at UVA has officially begun, and, as…
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UVa Free Speech Committee Could Use Some Transparency

by Walter SmithIn February of 2021 University of Virginia President Jim Ryan appointed a committee to articulate the university’s commitment to free speech and free inquiry. With great fanfare, the Board of Visitors…

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UVa at the Intersection

by James C. SherlockUVA has forged yet another academic/political merger and named it, with characteristic modesty, the Karsh (major donors) “Institute of Democracy”.To those who say the university has more “institutes” and…

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