Hat’s Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On

Hat’s Off to UVA Student for Keeping His Hat On

Simon Goldstein, a fourth-year computer science major at the University of Virginia, grew up in a non-religious family. His father’s family was Jewish and his mother’s background was Christian, but they didn’t practice their ancestral faiths beyond celebrating...
UVA on MSNBC — And It’s Not Good

UVA on MSNBC — And It’s Not Good

The University of Virginia got a shoutout from @JoeNBC last night and for all the wrong reasons."You know my daughter at University of Virginia, she's afraid to raise her hand in class cause if she says something that's politically incorrect, she will...
Time To Scrutinize UVA’s Budget

Time To Scrutinize UVA’s Budget

In December, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors will be called upon to approve another round of tuition and fees increases. As always, the UVA administration will contend that a UVA undergraduate education offers great value. If past is prologue, it also...
Tools of Bureaucratic Repression

Tools of Bureaucratic Repression

The biggest controversy roiling the University of Virginia today swirls around accusations leveled by 128+ letter signatories against leaders of the UVA Health System and School of Medicine for using the tools of bureaucratic repression to create a culture of fear and...
The Jefferson Council Welcomes New President

The Jefferson Council Welcomes New President

CHARLOTTESVILLE — The Jefferson Council (TJC), a nonprofit alumni association formed to preserve Thomas Jefferson’s legacy of freedom and excellence at the University of Virginia, is very pleased to announce that Joel Gardner has agreed to succeed Tom Neale as the...
Student Free Speech Group Revived at UVA

Student Free Speech Group Revived at UVA

This past week, the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter at the University of Virginia was officially reestablished. YAF at UVA has had a storied history, ultimately culminating in 2022 when the chapter hosted former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary...
FOIA Fighter

FOIA Fighter

It was a quiet Monday afternoon in the Henrico County General District Court, and Walter Smith thought he might have the University of Virginia on the ropes. Smith, an attorney and retired insurance industry executive, had spent much of the previous three years using...
UVA to Theta Chi: Evict Brothers from Frat House. Theta Chi: No.

UVA to Theta Chi: Evict Brothers from Frat House. Theta Chi: No.

As part of the punishment meted out for hazing infractions, the University of Virginia ordered Theta Chi fraternity to kick ten brothers out of its Charlottesville frat house or risk having its sanction extended beyond four years. Refusing to break its leases and...