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Pricing UVA Out of the Competition

During the December board meeting, The Jefferson Council (TJC) co-founder and current UVA BOV member Bert Ellis announced that he would not approve the $525 million in requested capital projects under consideration…
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He Who Controls UVA’s Strategic Investment Fund Controls Its Strategic Direction Part 2

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This is the second part of a new three-part series exploring the influence of UVA President Ryan’s Strategic Investment Fund.</p>
Accountability

The Baucom Resignation Could Set Off a Power Struggle at UVA

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Ian Baucom will step down as provost of the University of Virginia in March to become president of Middlebury College in Vermont. UVA will launch a national search for his replacement, the university announced today. His departure will likely set off a power struggle between President Jim Ryan and members of the Board of Visitors appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin.</p>
Accountability

He Who Controls UVA’s Strategic Investment Fund Controls Its Strategic Direction

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This is the first part of a new three-part series exploring the influence of UVA President Ryan’s Strategic Investment Fund.</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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