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 ...

The University of Virginia is proposing a 2026-2027 tuition increase of 3% to 4.5% as well as a fee increase of 3% - 4.5%. According to UVA, the increases will address “faculty and staff compensation; ...

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 ...

President Beardsley's decision to formulate a new long-term strategic plan for UVA is a welcome one, especially since the last plan, produced under President Jim Ryan, read like a blueprint to ...

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 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 ...

Over the last half-century, presidential search committees at UVA have tended to follow an order that has remained relatively similar: It is led by the Board of Visitors (BOV) while including other ...

The Jefferson Council is deeply disturbed by Governor Youngkin’s decision to remove Bert Ellis from the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors. At a time when UVA is confronting some of the most ...

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 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 ...

A number of recent mysterious events have brought into the open serious concerns involving the issues of transparency and accountability—two topics that have been subjects of repeated controversy by ...