For those who voted for Jones, support comes with an obligation — to expect better from him, to hold him accountable and to remain honest about the conditions under which he is afforded trust.
Just as Jefferson viewed last-minute judicial entrenchment as a violation of democratic norms, many at the University see the Board’s actions as similarly problematic.
Furthermore, it is hard to ignore that the unanimous vote elevating Beardsley to the University’s top role was undertaken by a Board that is seemingly not legally constituted.
Students vying for a Lawn room are left with the options of not signing an off-Grounds lease on the gamble of being accepted, or putting their name on a lease and risking financial or legal repercussions for removing their name.
The critiques of Mahoney and the Board of Visitors are egregious double standards that I believe are motivated by political differences with Mahoney and the Board.
The Second-Year Council should not be alone in interrogating these systems, but rather, the University must earnestly recognize the stressors these processes mount on students.
With more immigrant constitutional rights being under fire from loopholes like automatic stay provisions, communities that take many asylum seekers like Charlottesville suffer.
While the faculty, alumni, students and multiple university organizations call for accountability and demand the resignation of the Board’s leaders, the remaining members of the Board — 11 persons in all — remain silent, unmoved, perhaps inactive.
On search committees such as the one for a provost, it is imperative that all members feel equally qualified to debate the merits of candidates without undue influence, and it was this imperative that Wilkinson deliberately undermined.
Albemarle County’s Board of Supervisors has made the right decision in reserving judgement, and they will hopefully continue to impose strict restrictions on any future data center construction within the county.
If the University genuinely wishes to support students and their academic performances, it must expand meal-plan hours — particularly during exam weeks.
Mahoney’s position throughout his term has been one of deference — a deference that, amidst community protests, denigrates the role of a University president as authentically representing their community.
If she succeeds in steadfastly fighting for her vision, Virginia will not just talk about fixing the education system. It will finally do it.
When transparency becomes a tool rather than a principle, governance itself becomes a performance rather than a practice.
The University’s agreement with the Trump administration reeks not only because of its terms, but also for the method in which it was composed.
Continuing the search now would be all the proof needed to conclude that the Board and Mahoney are acting not in the University’s best interests but pursuant to some other agenda, if further proof were needed.
To protect the integrity of its founding values and the World Language Requirement, the University must ensure that all departments’ diagnostics implement a proctored, in-person language assessment.
Does U.Va. Health have a transparency problem that needs to be addressed? All signs point to yes.
Ultimately, Democrats should be in the business of convincing voters that their policy positions will benefit the lives of everyday Virginians.
Spanberger must recognize the importance of moderation, which uplifts, not denigrates, the institutional autonomy of universities like our own.
