On July 17, 2020, Morgan Bettinger was driving home from her job along a street in Charlottesville that flanked the downtown pedestrian mall where an unlicensed protest was occurring. Demonstrators roamed the street, so Bettinger, a University of Virginia 4th-year...
You know The Jefferson Council and its allies are having an impact at the University of Virginia when you read items like this in “UVA This Month”: Free speech flourished on Grounds in April. Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at Old Cabell Hall. UVA...
by James A. BaconAttorney General Jason Miyares has selected Clifton M. Iler as the University Counsel for the University of Virginia. As the university’s lead attorney, he will supervise a team of nine other attorneys, including three for the health system.The...
by Walter Smith The Washington Post recently featured an opinion piece, “Why the University of Virginia is becoming a battleground for speech,” which portrayed members of The Jefferson Council as a group of old white guys desiring to preserve their hegemony of white...
This essay about the evolution of the honor system at Washington & Lee University was published by The General’s Redoubt and is republished here with permission. — JABby M. Neely YoungHonor systems in higher education are difficult to trace as they are...
It’s nice to see that The Washington Post finally has acknowledged the presence of The Jefferson Council as a player in the University of Virginia community. Friends and members might take umbrage at how author Peter Galuszka portrays us, but as the old saying...
Dishonesty is the root cause of all human evil. The Honor System at the University Of Virginia attempts to get to the very heart of our problem. Honor is your adherence to the truth.Dishonesty starts with your being dishonest with yourself about yourself, and your...
The Jefferson Independent celebrated its first full year in publication yesterday, the same day as Founder’s Day.As the only student-run conservative, libertarian, and independent publication at the University of Virginia, “the Jeff” is committed to...
by James A. BaconFormer Vice President Mike Pence came to the University of Virginia last night, attended two receptions, and delivered his speech, billed as “How to Save America from the Woke Left,” without a hitch.The Pence event created a national stir...
