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The Jefferson Council has written extensively about controversies of interest to the University of Virginia community. We provide the following references for interested in learning more.

Admissions

Setting the Stage for the Great Race-in Admissions Debate
June 30, 2023

A New “Landscape” for UVa Admissions
July 2, 2023

Look Who’s Under-Represented Now in UVa Entering Class
July 3, 2023

Info-Wars in the College Admissions Debate
July 6, 2023

UVa Admissions Trends: Whites Down, Asians Up, Blacks a Question Mark
July 8, 2023

Empty, Airy Words
July 16, 2023

Ryan Ignored Board of Visitors in Formulating Admissions Policy
August 8, 2023

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

What Do DEI Bureaucracies Do All Day?
March 21, 2023

Ceaser Crosses the Rubicon, Refuses to Give DEI Loyalty Oath
March 23, 2023

New York Times “DEI” Article Prompts Questions About Ryan’s Views
April 23, 2023

UVa Is on a DEI Hiring Spree
April 25, 2023

Ryan: Supreme Court Ruling Will Not Diminish UVa Commitment to Diversity
May 16, 2023

Ryan Calls for Kinder, Gentler DEI
May 30, 2023

Equity: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcomes?
May 31, 2023

Back in Vogue at UVa: Viewpoint Diversity
June 4, 2023

Student Guides

Want a Woke Version of UVa History? Go on a Student-Guided Tour
August 5, 2022

Hiring Guides Who Hate UVa… Not a Good Look
May 8, 2023

Who Guides the Guides?
June 23, 2023

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  • Friends and Allies

    Many organizations are championing the cause of intellectual diversity and fighting the cancel culture on college campuses. If you are interested in pursuing these topics, we recommend you check these organizations.

    National

    Academic Freedom Alliance

    Alumni Free Speech Alliance

    American Council of Trustees and Alumni

    Common Sense Society

    Do No Harm

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

    Heterodox Academy

    James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal

    Minding the Campus

    Speech First

    Virginia

    Cadet Foundation (Virginia Military Institute)

    Generals Redoubt (Washington & Lee alumni organization)

    Madison Cabinet for Free Speech (James Madison University alumni organization)

    Spirit of VMI (Virginia Military Institute)

    Virginia Association of Scholars

    UVa Student Groups

    College Republicans at the University of Virginia

    Jefferson Independent (independent UVa student newspaper)

    Young America’s Foundation

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