... UVA law school Professor Paul Stephan is one of the many professors who have begun banning laptops from their classrooms. ... The University as a whole does not have a universal policy about laptops, and officials are not contemplating adding one. 'It's up to individual faculty to decide what's appropriate for their class and how they want to use the technology, and we support their decision,' says Mike McPherson, associate vice president and deputy chief information officer.