by James A. BaconThe dirty secret of the higher-ed industry is the high rate at which students drop out of college. The six-year graduation rate for full-time, in-state students entering Virginia’s public four-year institutions in 1995 was 60%, implying a...
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan hosts “Inside UVA,” a podcast designed to highlight the “inner workings” of the University of Virginia. Over the past two seasons, he has chatted with figures ranging from Rector Whitt Clement to alumni...
Virginia’s Monuments War – City Journal‘Immoral’: Texas A&M professor challenges faculty hiring program that excludes whites and Asians – The College FixJustice Alito slams colleges and law schools for failing to protect free speech – Campus...
Kudos to the Karsh Institute of Democracy for organizing an event, “Talking Across Differences,” that brought young Republicans and Democrats together for a bridge-building dinner of conversation at the Colonnade Club. Kudos also to President Jim Ryan for...
https://omny.fm/shows/joe-thomas-in-the-morning/112222-107wchv-the-jefferson-councils-new-exec-dirJoe Thomas, host of WCHV’s “Morning Catch Up” interviews Jim Bacon about his new job as executive director of The Jefferson Council.
CHARLOTTESVILLE—The Jefferson Council, an alumni association devoted to upholding the Jeffersonian legacy at the University of Virginia, has appointed James A. Bacon Jr. as executive director.“The hiring of a full-time director manager is a milestone in the evolution...
Memorial service for Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry.
AFSA NewsBuilding official’s decision upheld rejecting W&L chapel wall to shield Lee statue – The Roanoke TimesPrinceton’s Undergraduate Student Government (USG) declines to sponsor referendum on antisemitism – The Daily Princetonian‘Dismiss 95...
The Jefferson Council has received a response to its inquiries why a speech at the University of Virginia law school featuring Erin Hawley, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, was canceled.The Federalist Society made the decision “out of respect...
by James A. BaconThree days ago the National Lawyers Guild at UVA condemned the invitation of Erin Hawley, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, to a Federalist Society event previewing a U.S. Supreme Court case touching upon religious freedom. The...
