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Fog and Shadows

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Decision-making at the University of Virginia is shrouded in secrecy — and leadership is just fine with that.</p>
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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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One Man’s Fight For Transparency

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">My FOIA journey began in 2021, soon after the University of Virginia released its “free speech” statement. I was disappointed with it, thinking it lukewarm and empty of enforcement — a fig leaf resulting from the alumni outcry arising out of the poor handling of the F--- UVA Lawn door.</p>
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FOIA Fighter

<p>"I never wanted to know this much about FOIA and the IRB, and all elements of UVA trickery to avoid disclosing things they are legally required to."</p>

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DEI at UVA Astronomy: the Stars are Not Aligned

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It is beyond the Astronomy Department’s power to boost the number of minorities capable of flourishing in the sciences. Until change occurs in the K-12 education system, it’s not evident what all the Department’s DEI activity can accomplish.</p>

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