Any discerning observer paying attention to the ongoing barrage of unprecedented attacks on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors (BOV) and its leadership cannot help but notice a striking similar pattern. The same allegations—largely manufactured, repetitious,...
The would-be labor unionists of the UVA chapter of the AAUP claim that the UVA Faculty Senate is more representative than the AAUP itself, and naturally the officers of the Faculty Senate concur. But to anyone who knows how the UVA Faculty Senate operates, this is...
StopAntisemitism’s 2025 Campus Antisemitism Report evaluated 90 colleges and universities nationwide, selected for their size, national prominence, volume of reported incidents, and student-reported vulnerability. The list spans large public institutions, elite...
Former university head Jim Ryan presided over a potential pattern of civil-rights violations.The University of Virginia drew national headlines last summer when its then-president, Jim Ryan, resigned in the face of a Department of Justice investigation into a...
Inside Higher Ed, an online publisher of news and opinion in the higher education sphere, recently published an article entitled, “The Angry 8: On Faculty Senates.” The thrust of the story is that the faculty senates at many colleges and universities have been...
On November 14, the UVA Faculty Senate passed a resolution calling for “University Leadership Rooted in Transparency and Accountability.” At the same meeting, it went even further, demanding the resignation of the Rector and Vice Rector of the Board of Visitors. This...
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In response to Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger’s recent attempt to direct the UVA Board of Visitors ahead of her inauguration, Governor Glenn Youngkin has released a forceful statement, calling the move inappropriate and premature. His full letter is published...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: media@jeffersoncouncil.orgCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA –In a striking act of political amnesia, Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has demanded that the UVA Board of Visitors refrain from choosing a president until she can appoint new BOV...
