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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forever or critically, of course not. But there is a sliming by association and I’m sure the vast majority of people who have any connection to UVA are hoping for a constructive, lasting resolution. It’s never a great thing for your college or its town to be all over the news sharing sentences with “Nazi”, “alt-right”, “protest”, “state of emergency”, “riot police”, “Confederate”, etc. [/quote]

I have two sons at UVA right now.  While we find what happened in Charlottesville last year terrible, none of are concerned that their diplomas will somehow be tainted by last year's events.  Any employer with half a brain or grad school knows what happened has nothing to do with the students, or the univeristy for that matter.  [/quote]

Agreed, but brand is more than employer and grad school decisions. It also impacts student interest. We know lots of kids who just didn’t feel like dealing with the PSU debacle and didn’t apply. My brother went to PSU (long before the JoPa mess went down) and he definitely hears the “ped state” thing from time to time. It sucks for him. I don’t think UVA is to blame but if good prospectives are turned off by this situation then the school is impacted. Obviously OP’s question is absurdly worded.

I actually think the one year was generally positive for the city. It could’ve been a far uglier scene. [/quote]

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