Category: DEI
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DEI by Any Other Name Is Just as Noxious
Did UVA eliminate DEI or merely rebrand it? by the Jefferson Council For over a decade, successive UVA administrations spent millions of dollars building one of the most extensive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies in American higher education. A 2021 survey ranked UVA second among major universities in the number of DEI employees, and…
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UVA’s New Quarterly Compliance Report
by the Jefferson Council The second quarterly compliance report from the October 22, 2025 agreement between the Department of Justice and UVA is the first certification done by President Scott Beardsley, signed on March 31, 2026. It’s worth noting what’s new and what’s not in this installment.
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Dem Bill Would Discriminate Against White Men in Government Contracts
Will Governor Spanberger sign it? by Drew DiMeglio Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s gubernatorial election last November by a large margin by campaigning as a moderate dealmaker. Five months later, she faces an impasse: A bill on her desk allowing state agencies to discriminate against businesses owned by white men when dishing out certain government…
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Ex-Cadet Behind Attacks on VMI Has Activist History
Jeremiah Woods has been a left-wing activist since high school with questionable credibility. by Victoria Manning The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has been under fire from Virginia Democrats who introduced legislation that could significantly change the school’s oversight structure. These bills follow allegations of racism by a former black cadet and left-wing activist Jeremiah Woods, who transferred…
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VMI Under Siege
The fight for military excellence is only beginning. by Bronson Winslow After regaining full control of Virginia’s government in November, Democrats swiftly abandoned their carefully cultivated image of moderation. Already by January they had begun advancing sweeping ideological priorities, with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates at the forefront. Among their most prominent targets was…
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Fairfax International Teachers Program Costs More…
… but, hey, it reduces whiteness! by Stephanie Arora-LundquistRepublished with permission from IWFeatures It’s no secret that Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is trying to socially engineer its hiring practices to reduce the number of white teachers and administrators with the aim of increasing racial diversity. In a December 2025 report, senior leadership proudly displayed pie charts showing…
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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORDSUBJECT: STATEMENT FROM CADET LEADERSHIP ON THE MEANING AND FUTURE OF THEVIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE We write neither in anger nor in defiance, but in duty. We represent the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets as leaders entrusted with responsibility for the Corps’ discipline, morale, and welfare. We live daily under the system now…
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VMI & the Task Force
by Gordon C. Morse Virginia Military Institute, defined in the broadest sense of its extended community, may wish to reconsider its collective commitment to being correct and thoughtful. Meaning, under the circumstances, consider this to be a threat assessment. VMI’s loyalists should not confuse a proposed legislative “study”—a proposed task force, in this instance—for being…
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“I Can Say VMI Is the Most Inclusive Environment I Have Ever Been a Part of”
Is the Virginia Military Institute a racist institution that warrants General Assembly intervention? Maybe the Virginia legislators should ask these two young men.
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VMI in the Crosshairs
Washington Post headline: “Virginia Democrats target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push. Democrats launch effort that could ultimately end Virginia Military Institute’s status as a state-funded university.” Money quote: “We need to determine whether this is an institution capable of change,” said resolution sponsor Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax), who previously forced VMI to protect students…
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But, of Course, Youngkin Was the One Who Politicized Higher-Ed Governance
From the New York Times: “The head of the board overseeing the University of Virginia and two other top board members, including a major donor to the school, resigned on Friday under pressure from the state’s incoming Democratic governor, according to two people briefed on the matter and letters obtained by The New York Times.…
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UVA’s President Was Right to Resign
“Former university head Jim Ryan presided over a potential pattern of civil-rights violations, writes John D. Sailer at the Manhattan Institute — highlighting a fact that has largely been ignored by state Senate leaders intent upon asserting control over the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors. From his article in the City Journal: Rather than…
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Outrage Over Reason at UVA Law
“Are we teaching people to think or just teaching them to judge?” At a recent Federalist Society panel discussion, UVA Law professor Xiao Wang described the response from students and colleagues to his role in winning a unanimous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames vs. Ohio Youth Services. The ruling ended the “heightened…