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For policy nerds fascinated by the University of Virginia as an ongoing business enterprise, there was all sorts of interesting financial information in the Auditor of Public Accounts’ presentation Thursday to the Board of Visitors. Fiscal Year 2023 revenues for the combined health system and academic division closed out at $4.3 billion. Revenue from student […]

Open letter from David Greenberg (Engineering ’66, Law ’69).It is with deep regret that I must decline to participate in the interviews I have enjoyed and found inspiring for so long I can’t remember the number of years. I have nothing but the highest regard for everyone I have met and been associated with in

by James A. BaconIn early October Governor Glenn Youngkin asked Attorney General Jason Miyares for a formal opinion on a seemingly innocuous question: Whose interests are members of Virginia’s public university governing boards supposed to represent? Miyares responded that the “primary duty” of the boards of visitors is to the commonwealth, not to the institutions

by James A. BaconGovernor Glenn Youngkin outlined yesterday his vision for colleges and universities in Virginia as bastions of free speech and intellectual diversity where people come together to devise solutions to society’s most pressing problems.”How do we ask serious questions and foster informed debate so we can get to answers?” he asked in a

by James A. BaconA week ago The Jefferson Council publicly questioned the decision to withhold publication of the investigation into the University’s failure to prevent the Nov. 13, 2022, mass shooting. We were particularly perplexed by who made the decision to delay release of the report until after the trial of the defendant Christopher Jones.

by James C. SherlockIn the relationship between Charlottesville and the University of Virginia, very bad things have happened to Charlottesville and continue to do so.I have developed a working thesis on that relationship.The city is at the mercy of the University by virtue of the latter’s wealth, influence, and power in Charlottesville elections.Unfailingly progressive Charlottesville

by James A. BaconThe Jefferson Council continues to receive negative reports about the student tours at the University of Virginia. On Nov. 11, 2023, an alumnus posting under the name JBHoo05 wrote the following on the Virginia Sportswar message board.  We had heard the tour at UVA was not good but decided to still go

When Congress adjusts the tax code to promote income redistribution between the rich and poor, a debate plays out in the national media. When universities adjust their tuition to promote income distribution, by contrast, the process is so shrouded in secrecy that the public has no idea it’s occurring.That process is less invisible in Virginia

In case you missed it…A Note from The Jefferson Council Executive Director Jim BaconNovember 18, 2023Dear friend of The Jefferson Council,Last month the Council invited best-selling author Abigail Shrier to the University of Virginia to share her findings on the transgender phenomenon. Unwilling to contest her ideas in a civil manner, transgender students and their