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.
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.
While the Jefferson Council is right that this presidential search committee is the most inclusive in recent memory, that claim is blighted by the fact that the decision to form the committee in the first place was illegitimate.
With their calls for administrative consequences, the CRs thumb their noses at the Jeffersonian principles of free speech that this University was founded to defend.
The time has come for the Governor and Attorney General to stop abandoning their duty to defend Virginia.
The sealing law is one step to help place Virginia back on this path of treating its felons as equal citizens but it cannot be the last step.
These materials are paramount to teaching civics in the state, and officials must take due care to ensure any funding cuts will not hamper access to them.
