Speaking to a packed house in the Minor Hall auditorium at the University of Virginia last night, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will traced the rise of the totalitarian movement on college campuses. Contemporary totalitarian thought, which arises from the...
The University of Virginia’s vice president for diversity, equity & inclusion told the New York Times that UVa has only 40 DEI employees — half the number counted by the Virginia Association of Scholars. We wonder if his count includes the positions...
by James A. BaconKudos to Stephanie Saul for her front-page article in The New York Times this morning. She quotes Bert Ellis and me accurately and in context in an impressively even-handed account of the brewing controversy over Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at...
by James A. BaconThe woke witch trials of the 21st century don’t burn their victims at the stake, but they still do immense harm.We previously told the story of how Morgan Bettinger, a 4th-year student who ran afoul of the University of Virginia’s...
Register for the Livestream Debate, 1:30pm EST, Wed, May 3, 2023:“Protecting Academic Freedom at U.S. Universities: Do Proposed Policies in Florida Make Sense?”Many educational leaders have become acutely concerned that Academic Freedom and Free Expression are being...
Jeffrey Leopold, a McIntire School of Commerce assistant professor who was subjected to a Twitter firestorm two-and-a-half years ago, has resigned from his post mid-semester. No explanation has been given.The Jefferson Council was first alerted to Leopold’s...
by Bob TurnerThomas Jefferson owned slaves and is widely believed by able and honorable people to have raped the enslaved child Sally Hemings and fathered all her children. Therefore, it’s understandable that some wish to see our third president “canceled,” to use the...
by James A. BaconMore than 1,300 educational institutions across the country use software developed by Charlottesville-based Maxient, which bills itself as the “industry leader” and “most trusted provider for incident reporting and behavior records...
by James A. BaconGovernor Glenn Youngkin made a national name for himself by standing up for parents’ rights in public education. His administration has engaged in bruising battles over transgender policy, critical race theory, and educational standards in K-12...
