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Matthew Carroll’s Kafkaesque Journey Through Woke Purgatory
Matthew Carroll, an event coordinator with the Office of Student Affairs, was in his office at the University of Virginia on April 12, 2023, when a professor in Garrett Hall called to…
Beauty and Free Speech in the Academical Village
<p>The Board of Visitors and President of the University have a duty to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia to preserve the beauty and dignity of the Academical Village as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The current regulations have proven inadequate and unenforceable.</p>
The Jefferson Council President: Massive Expense Reductions Must be Priority for New BOV
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mr. Jefferson’s legacy cannot be preserved unless we ensure that the cost of a University of Virginia education remains competitive with our peer universities.</p>
An Open Letter to Governor Youngkin: Pick Fighters for the UVA Board
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Nominate individuals who will have the grit to fight for the university, its history, its legacy, and its students.</p>
So Much for Empathetic Listening
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Students and faculty at the University of Virginia often talk about having "hard conversations" about the tragic realities. But do they have any interest in confronting discomfiting truths themselves? TJC contributing editor Jim Bacon writes.</p>
The Revolution Consumes Its Own
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Like the Bolsheviks of yore, UVA militants have turned upon Ryan and Baucom with a vengeance. TJC contributing editor Jim Bacon weighs in.</p>
Critics Don’t Buy Ryan’s Tent-Takedown Rationale
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">From professors to Lawn residents, members of the University of Virginia community continue to criticize senior UVA leadership for shutting down the UVA Encampment for Gaza "liberated zone."</p>
At UVA, One Pro-Palestinian Protest Disperses, a Second Persists
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">While the Grounds remained orderly, there were some darker undercurrents.</p>
Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an "encampment" similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan likely will face a similar test.</p>
UVA as a “Maze of Predatory Systems”
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Back in 2020, I was saddened and appalled when a student living on the Lawn scrawled "F--- UVA" in massive letters on her door. Where did this animosity originate? How had such thinking gained traction at Mr. Jefferson's University? The EscapeRoom exhibit provides part of the answer.</p>
Jim Bacon, John Reid Discuss Political signs on the Lawn Doors
<p>TJC executive director Jim Bacon joins the John Reid show to discuss political signage on UVA's Lawn doors. Does this violate the Lawn as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?</p>
Miyares Calls for Moral Clarity Regarding Pro-Hamas Demonstrators
by James A. BaconOn the evening of Aug. 11, 2017, more than 300 torch-bearing white supremacists marched down the Lawn at the University of Virginia chanting, “Jews will not replace us.” The…
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