ken1951roberts7h ago

Another sad day for #UVA alumni.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-education-virginia_n_68f94b37e4b01e35ba17192d

Their policies allowed some wonderful people to be part of the student body at the academical village. And now the government is forcing all that to change.

University Of Virginia Strikes Deal To Pause Trump Administration Investigations

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations.

HuffPost
Eric Darnley Small9h ago
The University of Virginia is the first public university to reach a deal with the Trump administration, agreeing to DOJ guidelines barring unlawful racial discrimination in admissions, hiring, and programming. Unlike previous cases with Columbia and Brown, UVA won’t pay a settlement or have an external monitor—just quarterly DOJ updates through 2028. In return, the Trump administration will pause probes into UVA’s admissions and civil rights policies and close its DEI-related investigations. UVA’s leadership says the agreement protects academic freedom and fair funding, highlighting the ongoing fight over federal influence on campus policy. More: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/politics/uva-trump-administration-settlement?cid=ios_app #UVA #Trump #DOJ #AcademicFreedom #DEI #HigherEd #FederalFunding
Trump administration announces agreement with UVA

The Trump administration has reached a settlement with the University of Virginia, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice, marking the first public university to reach a deal with the White House after months of turmoil.

CNN
Historian166110h ago

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/10/justice-department-reaches-deal-suspends-remaining-investigations-into-uva

#academia #uva

Justice Department reaches deal, suspends remaining investigations into U.Va.

“I believe strongly that this agreement represents the best available path forward,” Mahoney wrote. 

Justice Department reaches deal, suspends remaining investigations into U.Va. - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper
Wladimir Mufty2d ago

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Lees waarom zij dit doen, en als je zelf aan de slag zou willen kun je ook lezen: hoe zij dit doen👇

🔗 https://communities.surf.nl/publieke-waarden/artikel/alternatieven-ondersteunen-nextcloud-ai

#DigitaleSoevereiniteit #Nextcloud #AI #OpenSource #HvA #UvA #SURF #PubliekeWaarden #Onderwijs #Innovatie

Alternatieven ondersteunen - Nextcloud & AI

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SURF Communities
Berliner Islamische Theologie3d ago

HEUTE

Beginn des internationalen Workshops "Crisis, Critique, Selfcriticism", organisiert von Ufuk Topkara, Asher Biemann (#UVA) und Tuğrul Kurt (Universität Wien) zusammen mit dem Jewish Studies Program (UVA) & dem Forschungszentrum #RAT (ebenfalls Universität Wien).

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Show threadpetersuber4d ago

Update. The U of Virginia just rejected the Trump compact (Oct 17). Here's the public letter from #UVa interim President Paul Mahoney.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/community-message-interim-president-paul-mahoney

#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics

Community message from interim President Paul Mahoney

On Friday, the University of Virginia sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education saying it would not seek special treatment in pursuing its foundational goals. Shortly after, Mahoney sent this message to the University community.

UVA Today
small cypress4d ago

Weaponize "MERIT" right back at them. Hell yes.

"The integrity of science and other academic work requires merit-based assessment of research and scholarship. A contractual arrangement predicating assessment on anything other than merit will undermine the integrity of vital, sometimes lifesaving, research and further erode confidence in American higher education."

https://www.29news.com/2025/10/17/uva-rejects-trump-administration-proposed-compact/ #highered #academia #uspol #uva

UVA rejects Trump administration proposed Compact

The University of Virginia responded to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’ proposed by the US Department of Education.

29 News
Adriano Bono4d ago

È da Agosto ormai che tutti i santi giorni mangio almeno 1kg di uva fresca. Mi farà male secondo voi?! 🍇😮

Ebbene sì, è una domanda a trabocchetto: se mi dite che fa male perché contiene troppi zuccheri vi attacco un siluro 😅

#uva #vegan #crudismo

gentlegardener5d ago

#uva #nokings

University of Virginia turns down Trump deal for priority federal funding https://wapo.st/4o4KL80

University of Virginia declines Trump deal for priority federal funding

The rejection comes after a tumultuous summer at the University of Virginia during which its president, James E. Ryan, resigned amid DOJ pressure over DEI investigations.

The Washington Post
Lyle Solla-Yates5d ago
https://www.29news.com/2025/10/17/uva-rejects-trump-administration-proposed-compact/ “We will continue to work to strengthen free expression and free inquiry, protect academic freedom, ensure affordability, promote intellectual pluralism, and maintain institutional neutrality in an increasingly polarized world.” #UVA #USPolitics #academia #HigherEd
UVA rejects Trump administration proposed Compact

The University of Virginia responded to the ‘Compact for Academic Excellence’ proposed by the US Department of Education.

29 News