UVA once was fully aware of its intended purpose. As it writes its next strategic plan, it has to decide whether it wants to remember. Near the end of the classic film Indiana Jones and the Last ...

In the recent past, members of UVA’s faculty have criticized attempts to obtain course syllabi and materials through Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) requests as harassment and infringements on ...

Upon founding the University, Mr. Jefferson made the decision to have no president, instead entrusting leadership of the institution to the chairman of the faculty. This fit perfectly with Jefferson's ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Jefferson Council views President Ryan’s resignation as a necessary and welcome step toward restoring intellectual diversity, depoliticizing the University, and a commitment ...

The following letter was shared with us by a group of Jewish parents at the University of Virginia. It calls for urgent accountability in response to a deeply troubling incident in which a Jewish ...

Charlottesville, VA — In a new call to action appearing in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Jefferson Council is appealing to the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors to take urgent action in ...

The University of Virginia (UVA) has adopted a high-tuition, high-aid business model, similar to that of Ivy League schools, which has engendered a vicious cycle of higher tuition, increased financial ...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) embraces a set of concepts, social theories, policies, and practices that have become the subject of extensive debate throughout both higher education and ...

This account is based entirely on records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, including internal correspondence, contemporaneous complaints, and summaries of 36 formal ...

The Jefferson Council is issuing the following statement in response to Governor-elect Spanberger’s unprecedented intervention in the governance of the University of Virginia. "This action by Governor ...

A newly filed federal lawsuit accuses former leaders of the University of Virginia Health System of orchestrating a coordinated campaign of corruption, fraud, and retaliation – even comparing the ...