The mire that CCS and other institutions find themselves in as a result of the federal government’s actions will imperil the future operation of these vital programs and bodies if funding is not established on a more predictable basis.
The degree of alumni involvement in the Honor the Future campaign speaks to the importance of shared governance — student involvement in critical governance matters creates a culture of connection to and collaboration with the University that engenders a desire among alumni to support their alma mater.
The destabilizing consequences of the present appointment process have revealed critical and unsustainable fault lines that rest within our political system.
With these recommendations, we wish the University a great and good academic year — a year which will take significant administrative repair to heal this institution after some of its darkest hours.
Honor is still a staple of the student vocabulary — just more often as a facetious justification for leaving one’s backpack unattended than as a true rationale for remaining academically honest.
The self-serving actions of the Board are not just harmful to students and faculty today, but they are harmful to our institution as a whole and the future president who will be invited to lead it.
As it stands, students will be returning to Grounds with no concrete sense of who will be at the helm of this institution and little reason to trust the governing body, which has made no attempt to explain or justify its actions.
The University is the first institution to lose their president as a result of dramatic and unprecedented federal intervention. But we will not be the last.
Youngkin cannot be held responsible for the attacks like that in Culpeper, but he can play a powerful role in preventing this disease of hatred from spreading.
Though these resources are a step in the right direction, the consistent difficulties in attaining work experience for many students serves to show that the Career Center must continue to expand its offerings to students.
