With the Tents Down, the Blowback Begins
“It is good to know that the University of Virginia set boundaries and enforced them, unlike other universities and states.“
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Pro-Palestinian Protestors to Jim Ryan Administration: BS
Pro-Palestinian protestors erected tents last night at their “liberation zone for Gaza” near the University of Virginia chapel in defiance of orders to take them down. The administration’s immediate response: engage in dialogue.
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Pro-Palestinian Protests are Petering Out
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the Grounds of the University of Virginia showed signs of losing enthusiasm, even as organizers demanded that the administration divest investments from Israel and cut off all ties with Israeli universities.
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At UVA, One Pro-Palestinian Protest Disperses, a Second Persists
While the Grounds remained orderly, there were some darker undercurrents.
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Amid Arrests on Other Campuses, Tensions Mount at UVA
Virginia Governer Youngkin: “We’re not going to have encampments and tents put up and yes, we will protect the ability to peacefully express yourself, but we’re not going to have the kind of hate speech and intimidation we’re seeing across the country in Virginia.”
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Not the UVA I Remember
Alumnus to TJC after UVA tour: “No history lesson of the Grounds, its architecture, or its purpose. No homage to TJ and his vision for the advancement of an enlightened society. No fabled stories about the secret societies, or traditions at the sporting events or around Grounds. Nothing.”
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Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test
Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an “encampment” similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan likely will face a similar test.
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What Would Thomas Jefferson Say About Disruptions on the Grounds?
Perhaps Ryan could draw spine-stiffening inspiration from the University’s founder Thomas Jefferson, who dealt with student riots in 1825.
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Anatomy of an Intellectual Monoculture
The ideological filtering process is at work at UVA. The more each department becomes ideologically homogenous, inclined to groupthink, and disparaging of anyone with different views, the less likely it is to hire anyone who thinks differently. A vicious cycle sets in.
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Share Your DEI Data, UVA!
A core principle of academic research is for scholars to make their data open to inspection by others for the purpose of peer review. The UVA administration doesn’t live up to its own principles.
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