Sullivan reinstated with unanimous vote

Terry Sullivan was reinstated as the president of the University of Virginia. The vote to reinstate was unanimous. Opening the meeting, board rector Helen Dragas made another apology regarding the handling of the situation. She then turned the meeting over to W. Heywood Fralin, who made a motion to reinstate her. After it was properly … Continue reading Sullivan reinstated with unanimous vote →

Norfolk school board appointee opts out

Norfolk was all set to nominate Joseph Lindsay to the school board - until the City Attorney belatedly said he had to choose between serving on the school board or being a substitute judge. Not surprising, Lindsey chose the latter.

Opinion, please: politician participate in program

A Virginia Beach council member, Barbara Henley, helped to create a farmland preservation program some 15 years ago. Tonight, the council will decide if Henley, 69, along with her husband, can put 99 acres into the program. If approved, they will receive about $32,000 a year for each of the next 25 and a lump … Continue reading Opinion, please: politician participate in program →

The mis-education of the Wall Street Journal

I can't believe this editorial. Yes, the Wall Street Journal is entitled to its opinion, but not to its facts. Yet this editorial is full of what can politely be called inaccuracies. How about this? But Ms. Sullivan—a sociologist by training—turned out to favor what she called an "incrementalist" approach. As late as this March, … Continue reading The mis-education of the Wall Street Journal →

A proud heritage has been stained

My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. It was an attempt to answer a question that I had seen posed around the 'net as well as to me personally on Twitter: why is the UVA story news and why should we care? I didn't even mention the issue of transparency, which I … Continue reading A proud heritage has been stained →

Is UVA mess brought to you by Goldman Sachs and EDMC?

While others have written about the UVA mess in terms of deconstructing it and the people involved, I have been taking a look at why the university would want to bring upon itself all this unwanted publicity. I don't think that any organization wishes to have a situation like this thrust upon them, and that's … Continue reading Is UVA mess brought to you by Goldman Sachs and EDMC? →

Florida, League of Women Voters and the US Attorney General

A while back Vivian wrote a blog about the registration problems that were happening in Florida that made groups like the League of Women Voters stop registering students and other groups.This month Florida lost that fight.  The League of Women Voters said they are ready to resume their interrupted registration efforts just days after winning … Continue reading Florida, League of Women Voters and the US Attorney General →

Virginian-Pilot to Dragas: Resign

In case you missed this earlier, The Virginian-Pilot, which covers the south side of Hampton Roads, called for UVa rector Helen Dragas to resign. Dragas lives in Hampton Roads.

The UVA mess

I stayed up late last night, awaiting the public portion of the Board of Visitors meeting. I really didn't think it would be 2:39am before we heard; after all, the press had been provided a 15-minute warning at about 9:45pm, if memory serves. I'm getting too old to stay up half the night. Messed up … Continue reading The UVA mess →