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Is this UVA’s “Watergate” Moment and the Public’s Right to Know

When they are not attempting to contextualize him, UVA leadership often quotes Mr. Jefferson’s statement about his creation: “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead”. In…
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Deliberations in Darkness

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Last week the University of Virginia Board of Visitors met to discuss one of the most contentious public-policy issues roiling American politics today: the medical treatment of transgender youth. The meeting was closed to the public, and board members were enjoined not to reveal what was said.</p>
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Team Youngkin Flexes Muscles at UVA Board Meeting

In a special meeting called Friday, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors made it crystal clear who was in charge of setting university policy — the board, not the president. It…
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The Jefferson Council Urges Board of Visitors to Uphold Free Speech and Viewpoint Diversity at Friday’s Special Meeting

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">TJC urges the UVA Board of Visitors to take a strong stand for the Kalven Principles and to embrace this opportunity to return the University to its true mission: the pursuit of knowledge and truth without political interference.</p>

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The End of Science! Lives Will Be Lost!

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Don’t question university overhead costs or thousands will die! That is essentially the message of Virginia’s big three research universities — Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University — in response to a National Institutes of Health initiative capping reimbursable overhead costs to 15% of the research grants it dispenses. And I’m not exaggerating about the “thousands will die” part.</p>

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