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The Provost Search Is On

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Now comes the battle to replace the University of VIrginia’s provost Ian Baucom. The University has assembled a fourteen-person group to launch a national search, according to an announcement in the UVA house organ <em>UVA Today.</em></p>
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A Tired Ryan Contemplates a Difficult Future

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The last few months have been the most trying time in Ryan’s six-and-a-half-year tenure. After enjoying tremendous initial success in implementing his priorities at UVA, he is now mired in endless controversies which threaten to unravel his legacy.</p>
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A Whisper of Fresh Air

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The first time Acampora came to my attention was at the September 2023 Board of Visitors meeting. She didn’t sound like a political progressive at all but rather, as she described herself to the board, “a bottom-line, up-front kind of person.”</p>
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The Woke Scare Is Four Times Worse Than the Red Scare

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">More than a third (35%) of tenured and tenure-track faculty at 55 of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities say they have toned down their writing for fear of engendering controversy. How does this compare to the Red Scare of the ‘50s?</p>

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Time is Running Out for Change at UVA

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Time is running short for Governor Glenn Youngkin to make his mark on the University of Virginia. His appointees to the Board of Visitors now comprise a 13-to-4 majority, yet after almost a half year, they have failed to make a visible dent in the priorities set by President Jim Ryan. </p>

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