(Commentary) The takeaway here is that Camp feels mildly criticized for giving voice to some of her more conservative takes on culture, which clash with the atmosphere of the liberal arts university she has attended for the past 4 years.
(Commentary) A piece from University of Virginia senior Emma Camp titled "I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead" ran in The New York Times this morning, and, if you've been following the cancel culture debate at all over the past few years, you likely know how it plays out.
(Commentary) In Christian terminology, a “confessor” is someone who has suffered for publicly defending the faith (as distinct from a “martyr,” who gives her life for the faith). I don’t know if Emma Camp has any religious beliefs, but the University of Virginia senior has certainly been a brave witness for free speech. A self-described liberal, Camp published a powerful op-ed in The New York Times denouncing the militant conformity and fear on her campus.
(Commentary) Emma Camp is just one voice at one school–the University of Virginia. I am sure campus progressives–students and especially faculty members–will dismiss her recent New York Times op-ed. When this post hits my Facebook page, I imagine a few academics will come out of the woodwork to say how their campuses are ideologically diverse. Or they will suggest that Camp is not representative. But if Camp is correct about the culture of UVA and other schools, she has identified a serious problem in the academy right now.
(Commentary) Liberals erupted on Twitter Monday after a self-described liberal college student spoke out about what she called the stifling of free speech on her university campus. In a Monday guest essay for The New York Times, University of Virginia senior Emma Camp wrote that while she expected her college experience to be filled with "rigorous intellectual discussion," she found that students have become fearful to speak their minds and engage in open debate.
A self-described liberal college student is speaking out on what she calls the stifling of free speech on her university campus, leading students to fear speaking their minds and engaging in open debate.
A University of Virginia student wrote an editorial in the New York Times that published Monday, triggering debate about intellectual conformity and self-censorship.
On Monday, it felt like everyone in higher ed had an opinion about a University of Virginia senior’s opinion essay in The New York Times. Emma Camp argues in her piece that students are censoring themselves in classes, on campuses, and online — and that the problem is pervasive. Camp’s essay kindled the latest flare-up in a contentious, seemingly endless debate over whether college students feel free to express their opinions.
When you think of spring break you probably think of parties on the beach, going on vacation, or just enjoying the time away from school. However, that doesn't apply to the Chi Alpha Service Group from the University of Virginia. This group made up of 23 students is using their spring break to volunteer right here in Guilford County.
We showed the case and video to J.H. "Rip" Verkerke, a law professor at the University of Virginia. "This seems utterly inconclusive to me. Concerning that fundamental legal question, which is whether the driver instigated or was a willing participant in the altercation," Verkerke, who heads the Department for Employment Labor Law Studies, said.
(Podcast) Nicol Turner Lee is joined by Renee Cummings, data activist in residence and criminologist at the University of Virginia’s School of Data Science, and Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance. Together, they conduct a deep dive into these difficult questions and offer insight on remedies to this pressing question of equitable AI.
(Commentary) It is noteworthy that the court’s examination in the extant cases is limited to the use of racial preferences in college admissions. Legacy and athletic preferences are not in play, even though both these factors also weigh against objective qualifications in the same way that racial diversity does. Legacy and athletic admission advantages also have their own price. This means that there is the real possibility that the court will find racial preferences to be unlawful, while preferences based on whether family members (generous benefactors) attended the university or whether a st...
As China looks to grow its film business, experts have predicted that the country's film administration would be more selective about the foreign films it approves for release. Aynne Kokas, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia and the author of the book "Hollywood Made in China," previously told Insider that the movies that are approved would likely face a "tighter regulatory environment."
The report’s recommendations are intended for audiences beyond the White House, said Vivian Riefberg, a University of Virginia professor who contributed to the plan, citing goals such as ensuring that health workers responding to the pandemic are supported with fully funded mental health services. “[W]e hope other local and state governments as well as the private and nonprofit sectors will also take actions,” Riefberg wrote in an email.
(By Dr. Catherine Welford Varney, assistant professor with the Department of Family Medicine) Since 1975, worldwide obesity has nearly tripled and currently contributes to more than 5 million deaths each year. The disease, which is defined as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health,” affects one of every three adults — or about 36% of the population. What’s more, a staggering 39 million children under the age of 5 had overweight or obesity in 2020.
(Commentary by Edwin T. Burton, visiting professor of economics) Imagine you were driving your car and it ran out of gas. Would you call for a new set of tires or a new battery and expect that to get you back on your way? If you don’t understand why your car is no longer running, you will likely be unable to get it going again. Bizarrely, American policy-makers seem to have no idea why inflation is raging out of control and look for fixes that have nothing to do with the causes of inflation.
A group of Black Virginia women bargained for better employment conditions with their jobs in World War II era Virginia.
A preliminary study found that a ketogenic diet may be safe for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and reduce fatigue, depression, and disability. Improved quality of life may also occur with a ketogenic diet for people with MS.
19. University of Virginia — Charlottesville, VA: Virginia's Higher Education Act, Code 23.1-640, waives tuition for residents age 60 and older taking up to three full- or part-time courses for academic credit. An applicant's individual taxable income may not exceed $23,850 for the year preceding the award year. UVA's Senior Citizen Waiver Program provides for-credit courses with no tuition or fees, except for course materials.
The University of Virginia is extending President Jim Ryan’s contract. The UVA Board of Visitors voted unanimously Friday, March 4, to extend Ryan’s contract through July 31, 2028. This adds three years to his agreement with the University.