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UVa’s Ever-Expanding Bureaucracy: Student Advising Edition

by James A. BaconUniversity of Virginia old-timers (like myself) remember what it was like to find help in picking courses and deciding majors. We’d latch ourselves onto a professor who took an…
Honor

In Support of the Honor System

The Jefferson Council lauds Rector Thomas Hardie, President Jim Ryan, and Honor Chair Hamza Aziz for their ringing endorsement of the Honor Code in the letter below.Dear members of the University community:In…
Accountability

How Many UVa Students Feel Sense of “Belonging”?

by James A. BaconAs the University of Virginia Board of Visitors grapples with contentious issues such as equity, inclusion and racial preferences, it could benefit by knowing how well the policies of…
Accountability

UVa Spending on Staff Surges, Spending on Students Trails

by James A. BaconAlways alert for opportunities to arm the University of Virginia Board of Visitors members with statistics they don’t see in their board presentations, the Jefferson Council presents the table…

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Faculty Bloat at UVa

by James A. BaconA key cost driver at the University of Virginia is the increasing size and declining teaching productivity of its faculty. The topic appears to be taboo.The Board of Visitors…

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