by James A. BaconAs Woke-ism deniers ramp up their obfuscations of the implementation of Woke social-justice ideology in Virginia’s schools and colleges, the evidence keeps pouring in. Yesterday, a source forwarded to me the following communication by Elyse...
by James A. BaconThree of Virginia’s universities scored in the top 25 in the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) 2021 annual free speech rankings of more than 150 higher-ed institutions across America, but Virginia Tech, once in the top 10,...
Open letter from Bert Ellis, president of The Jefferson Council, to members of the University of Virginia community.Last week will go down as one of the worst weeks in the history of UVA.The Honor Code is Effectively DeadBy a margin of over 4 to 1, UVA students voted...
by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia Board of Visitors voted unanimously Friday to extend President Jim Ryan’s employment agreement for three years to 2028. His existing contract doesn’t expire until 2025.“Jim Ryan has been a strong and focused...
by James A. BaconGlenn Youngkin didn’t have much to say about “cancel culture” in Virginia’s colleges and universities when he was on the campaign trail, aiming his fire instead at radical social-justice policies in K-12 schools. But at a...
The Jefferson Council is pleased to announce that Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will address the Council’s inaugural meeting April 5. The new AG has displayed a keen interest in the University of Virginia, and we are eager to hear what he has to say.If...
There are still islands of intellectual diversity at the University of Virginia. One of them is an active Federalist Society. On March 4 & 5, the society is hosting an event, “The Federalists Vs. the Anti-Federalists: Revisiting the Founding Debates.”...
by Charles L. Weber, Jr.Recently Jim Bacon argued that the University of Virginia needs to conduct another Climate Survey to compare the results with the one conducted in 2018. He argued as follows: The premise of the Ryan administration is that making...
In elections this week, University of Virginia students will vote on a measure to reduce the punishment for honor-code violations (lying, cheating, stealing) from expulsion to a two-semester suspension. At least 10% of the student body must participate in the...
by James A. BaconCollege alumni, to borrow the classic phrase from the 1976 movie Network, are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. Unlike the fictional TV newsman played by Peter Finch, who had no idea how to channel his frustration, alumni groups...
