Ongoing beat
Tag: Free and Civil Exchange
Free expression
Compelled Speech: the Morgan Bettinger Case
<p><strong>Morgan Bettinger was found guilty of violating UVA's Standards of Conduct after she was overheard speaking to a garbage truck driver and was accused of making a threat. The student judiciary instituted a punishment in the form of compelled speech to avoid expulsion.</strong></p>
Accountability
Enough Is Enough. Where Does This End?
<p>The Jefferson Council President and signatories write to the UVA Board of Visitors in response to the Board's decision to act on the Racial Equity Task Force's recommendation to “contextualize” the Thomas Jefferson statue in front of the Rotunda.</p>