Bacon's Rebellion

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  • Pragmatic or Partisan?

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    Will Abigail Spanberger fight for DEI or for intellectual diversity in her dealings with UVA? by Joel Gardner Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger states that she wants to have an administration that reflects pragmatism rather than partisanship. But her Democrat colleagues in the state senate have already exhibited a degree of partisanship vis-à-vis the University of Virginia…

  • Jefferson Council Statement on Bert Ellis

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    by Joel Gardner “For here we are not afraid to follow the truth wherever it may lead.” — Thomas Jefferson 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 serious crises…

  • UVA Has Ignored Its Longstanding Antisemitism Problem

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    by Joel Gardner The Daily Progress recently reported on perhaps the most staggering antisemitic incident in what has become a long list of antisemitic incidents at the University of Virginia. According to the story, a Jewish student had been continuously subjected to antisemitic ridicule and bullying by one of his housemates, which culminated in written…