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Governor-elect Spanberger’s Political Amnesia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: media@jeffersoncouncil.org CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA –In a striking act of political amnesia, Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has demanded that the UVA Board of Visitors refrain from choosing a president until she…
Intellectual diversity

NYT Feature: Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities

Supporters of Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s governor-elect, say they expect her to reverse efforts to impose conservative priorities on the state’s prestigious public university system. When she takes office as governor of Virginia…
Accountability

The Legitimacy of UVA’s Board of Visitors in Forming Its Presidential Search Committee

UVA’s Board of Visitors (BOV) has recently drawn public scrutiny amid ongoing political disputes between Governor Glenn Youngkin and members of the Virginia Senate concerning the confirmation of gubernatorial appointees. Notwithstanding this…
Accountability

The Hypocritical Politicization of UVA’s Presidential Search

The recent faculty discontent at the University over the presidential and provost search committees is disingenuous. As Seen in The Cavalier Daily. The current presidential search committee is easily the largest and…

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The Fallacy of “Shared Governance” at UVA : Part II

The University of Virginia has not historically operated by shared governance. Since its founding as stipulated in the University’s Charter, decision-making authority has rested exclusively with the Board of Visitors, the legally…

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