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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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UVa’s Ideological Litmus Test — “Diversity Statements”

by James A. BaconIn the fall convocation ceremonies at the University of Virginia this week, President Jim Ryan said many things that once upon a time would have been considered unremarkable. The…
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Make “Contextualization” Open, Vibrant and Dogma-Free

by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia has taken down the statue of Indian fighter George Rogers Clark and is expunging other monuments and tributes to individuals who fall short of lofty,…
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Intolerance, Distrust, Divisiveness

Letter by math major Katharine Hennessy in The Wall Street Journal: Critical race theory and related ideologies dominate the University of Virginia’s campus culture. Beta Bridge, painted by students in a longstanding UVA…
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UVA, Wokeness, and Rooms on the Lawn

by James A. BaconOnce upon a time in a galaxy far far way, it was considered a great honor among 4th-year University of Virginia students to be selected for residence on the…

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Hmmm… Implementing DE&I Might Be Trickier Than It Sounds

Here follows the transcript of an entirely fictional videoconference between University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and his Executive Cabinet. The author is not intending to be satirical. He is illuminating the issues that…

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