NOVAK: U.Va. must abandon the private school model
By Brendan Novak | March 7, 2018By modeling itself after elite private institutions, the University fails to fulfill its duties as a public institution.
By modeling itself after elite private institutions, the University fails to fulfill its duties as a public institution.
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Given the University's commitment to diversity, it should assist Alex Cintron's aims of expanding free feminine hygiene.
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The proposal would erode the University’s climate of open discourse and set a dangerous precedent for the regulation of speech at public universities
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