Author: James A. Bacon
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At UVA, One Pro-Palestinian Protest Disperses, a Second Persists
by James A. Bacon One of two pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Virginia wound down around 5 p.m. yesterday without incident. Although the rally was marked by all-too-familiar anti-Israel chants and sloganeering, protesters dispersed at the scheduled time. A parallel demonstration, a tent-free “encampment,” continues this morning. University officials set clear expectations from…
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CRT Critic Carol Swain to Speak May 15
—– Sponsored Content —– Imagine a world where civil discourse triumphs over the divisive rhetoric saturating our daily lives. It seems this reality is slipping away, but amidst the chaos, one visionary offers a solution to the schism pervading our culture: Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain embodies the American dream. Born into abject poverty in…
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UNC’s Lee Roberts Gets My Vote for Best University President in America
BREAKING: The American Flag is back up at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chancellor Lee Roberts came out and did it himself. pic.twitter.com/Be5HimksfH — Stu (@thestustustudio) April 30, 2024 At UNC-Chapel Hill the Palestinian flag comes down, the American flag goes up. Hear the chants of “USA! USA!” I haven’t heard anything…
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Amid Arrests on Other Campuses, Tensions Mount at UVA
Many concerned alumni and students have reached out to us. We are keeping an eye on UVA’s Encampment for Gaza and monitoring social media. At this time, we are putting our faith and trust in @presjimryan. From what we have seen and heard, @UVAPolice is doing an exceptional job… pic.twitter.com/iGoXUylU9Z — The Jefferson Council (@TheJeffersonC)…
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A Creative New Way to Use Children as Human Shields
BREAKING: The Encampment at Virginia Tech has been told that they will be arrested if they don’t disperse. They are pleading with the administration to not arrest anyone because children are present. “Do our children scare you?” pic.twitter.com/eAiZkWsn3T — Stu (@thestustustudio) April 28, 2024 Stu Smith, producer of StuStuStudios, captured this video yesterday from the…
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Virginia Tech Cleans up Encampment. UVA Faces Similar Test.
by James A. Bacon Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an “encampment” similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports. The gathering of several hundred people on the lawn of the Graduate Life Center was “not a registered event consistent with university policy,” Tech…
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Whoops.
I accidentally published a working draft of a profile I’m writing about John Reid, host of the WRVA radio talk show. It was far from ready for publication. I have taken it offline until I can finish. My apologies. — JAB
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TJ High School Falls From 1st to 14th Place
Score a big victory for “equity.” The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, ranked the top high school in the country by U.S. News & World Report two years ago, has fallen to 14th place, tweets the Coalition for TJ. TJ had been the center of an admissions controversy after progressives, who found…
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Extensive Plagiarism Alleged for UVA PhD Dissertation
by James A. Bacon Natalie J. Perry, who now leads a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion program at UCLA, plagiarized long passages in her PhD dissertation at UVA, allege Luke Rosiak and Christopher F. Rufo in The Daily Wire. In describing the plagiarism in Perry’s dissertation, “Faculty Perceptions of Diversity at a Highly Selective Research-Intensive University,”…
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Keffiyehs, Yarmulkes and “Belonging” at UVA
by James A. Bacon It’s “Palestinian Liberation Week” at the University of Virginia this week, and the Students for Justice in Palestine have organized loads of activities for antizionists, culminating with a “Die-In for Gaza” Friday. “Wear your keffiyeh,” urges UVA’s Students for Justice in Palestine on its Instagram page. Keffiyehs are traditional Arab scarfs,…
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Public School Enrollments Still Declining
Virginia K-12 public school enrollment will decline by nearly 31,000 students, or about 2.9 percent, over the next four years, according to the demographic research group at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. The fall-off is expected to be sharpest among high school students, which augurs negatively for future…