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Wesley Michaelson

Now, just five months into a second Trump presidency, history threatens to repeat itself — only this time, the assault on the community threatens to destroy the University itself.

MICHAELSON: U.Va. must not surrender to authoritarian pressure

By Wesley Michaelson | June 28, 2025

This University belongs to the people of Virginia — not to Washington, not to unelected federal appointees and certainly not to political donors with an agenda. This is our University. And we will fight for it.