Setting the Record Straight on
the Presidential Search
The Cavalier Daily’s most recent op-ed critiquing the University’s presidential search process presents the same story of opacity, irregularity, and institutional dysfunction. However, such claims are either grossly overstated or just fundamentally inaccurate, and it is tiresome to see the worn-out narrative repeated over and over during the past few months.
Radical UVA GROUP Attempts to Sabotage
Speech by Jason Miyares
On March 26, UVA Dissenters, a self-proclaimed “collective of anti-imperialist organizers” brazenly and publicly urged its members to "spam" register for a Center for Politics event featuring former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares with no intention of actually attending. The stated goal was to "screw up their numbers," flooding the registration system with fake sign-ups in order to block real attendees from securing a spot. Let's be clear about what this is: it's not a protest. It's sabotage — and it absolutely runs afoul of a number of UVA's fundamental principles.
Two Intrigues of the Utmost Importance to the UVA Community
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 various elements of the University community. As devotees of Conan Doyle and the sleuth of Baker Street, we have put on our deerstalkers and utilizing deductive reasoning combined with the testimony of credible sources have reached conclusions of the utmost importance to our University.
Years of FOIA Stonewalling: How UVA Is Withholding the Public’s Right to Know
One of the greatest tragedies in the history of the University of Virginia occurred on November 13, 2022 when three UVA student athletes were brutally and senselessly murdered by another student. The facts and the truth surrounding the University's investigation and actions regarding the perpetrator PRIOR to the murders has never been disclosed to the public. The Ryan administration did everything in its power time and again to withhold all relevant information from the University community. Now, over two years later, a party who has assiduously attempted to reveal the facts and truth through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests has a final court order demanding that the relevant actions of the UVA Threat Assessment Team be disclosed--however UVA continues to take evasive action by promising to produce documents and failing to do so. The time is long overdue for the University community, particularly the loved ones of the slain students, to learn who knew what and when, and what actions were and were not taken.
2026 Annual Meeting
The 2026 Annual Meeting will feature Chris Rufo, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a leading national voice on higher-education reform and institutional accountability. At a pivotal moment for UVA and the nation, this conversation will focus on what meaningful renewal requires and how alumni can help shape the next chapter of Jefferson’s University.
Updates from
The Jefferson Council
PAVING THE WAY FOR CIVIL DIALOGUE AND INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY at UVA
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