This is the second part of a new three-part series exploring the influence of UVA President Ryan’s Strategic Investment Fund.Cutting costs and tuitionUVA is one of the most expensive public universities in the U.S. to attend. It provides significant financial aid to...
Ian Baucom will step down as provost of the University of Virginia in March to become president of Middlebury College in Vermont. UVA will launch a national search for his replacement, the university announced today. His departure will likely set off a power struggle...
This is the first part of a new three-part series exploring the influence of UVA President Ryan’s Strategic Investment Fund. Back in December, University of Virginia President Jim Ryan unveiled a major philanthropic gift at the Board of Visitors meeting: Board member...
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“Act” or “FOIA”) has wonderfully high aspirations, ensuring the people of the Commonwealth have “ready access to public records.” All public records are presumed open, unless an exemption is properly invoked. Any exemption...
In December, the University of Virginia College of Arts and Sciences emailed faculty members with a new form to use in their annual assessments. Much to the wonder of a correspondent who conveyed the details to me, missing were the usual boxes requiring expositions of...
Delegate Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, has submitted a bill that would promote transparency in higher-ed governance. HB2452 would require public four-year institutions to record, archive, and make Boards of Visitors meetings available to the public for five years.Boards...
The University of Virginia’s 2030 Plan for creating “a great and good university” lists ten key initiatives, one of which is its “good neighbor program.” The description reads in its entirety:In partnership with our neighbors in Charlottesville and surrounding...
More than a third (35%) of tenured and tenure-track faculty at 55 of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities say they have toned down their writing for fear of engendering controversy, according to a new survey by the Foundation for Individuals Rights...
The Daily Progress recently reported on perhaps the most staggering antisemitic incident in what has become a long list of antisemitic incidents at the University of Virginia.According to the story, a Jewish student had been continuously subjected to antisemitic...
Time is running short for Governor Glenn Youngkin to make his mark on the University of Virginia. His appointees to the Board of Visitors now comprise a thirteen-to-four majority, yet after almost a half year, they have failed to make a visible dent in the priorities...
