Prior to Mahoney’s rejection Friday, Tyler Coward, lead counsel of Government Affairs at FIRE and attorney, noted his specific concern with some language of the Compact.
Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg moderated a conversation with Atlantic staff writers Tom Nichols, Vivian Salama and Nancy Youssef.
The University has rejected the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which he received from the White House and Department of Education Oct. 1, according to a community statement released Friday evening by Interim University President Paul Mahoney.
Dickerson said that these provisions may affect student self-governance at the University, transgender community members and student protestors, among others.
The alleged racketeering scheme, coined the “Kent Enterprise” in the suit, alleges that Kent and other named doctors prioritized revenue and ranking over patient safety.
Throughout the year, the University has faced a variety of legal challenges, including seven investigations by the Justice Department — two of which have now closed — and a lawsuit by Virginia Senate Democrats over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to the Board of Visitors.
The search committee is composed of 26 members, all of whom have connections to the University — although it was composed of 28 before two Youngkin Board of Visitors appointees were blocked by state Senate Democrats.
Brown University became the second of nine universities to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” Wednesday, following the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s similar decision last week.
The compact contains ten points, eight of which detailed policy areas of the University that were prioritized by the federal government.
These new vehicles reflect a push towards a more sustainable, cost-effective and adaptable transportation option for students to get around Grounds.
Colgate W. Darden Jr., former Virginia governor and University president, came back to speak at Convocation and to present Psychology Prof. Raymond C. Brice with the 21st Thomas Jefferson Award.
Rather than recreating conventional classes, students can imagine courses that sit outside the bounds of traditional majors.
Partnered with the Presidential Precinct and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Miller Center invited international jurists to discuss the role of the judiciary in protecting democracy.
From economics to medicine to the humanities, professors are experimenting with AI to speed up tedious tasks, analyze patterns in data and even help to shape new topics of research.
Student Council representatives unanimously passed a resolution to establish the Residential College Coalition during Tuesday’s general body meeting
In 2002, U.Va. Law adopted a self-sufficient model that ended direct state appropriations in exchange for full tuition and budgetary autonomy
The forum focused on the recent “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education,” which was sent by the Department of Education to University leadership on Oct. 1
Several faculty have expressed concern over the mere existence of the Compact, claiming that it demonstrates extreme federal overreach from the Trump administration.
The letter calls upon the University to immediately cease consideration of the Compact, and if not, the state will work to negatively impact the University’s funding.
Surovell said making appointments without reporting them to the General Assembly shows that Youngkin wants to be an “absolute ruler” of Virginia.
