Can she rehire Ryan?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

As an alum, a parent, a supporter, and a "lefty liberal" that's NOT what we are saying at all.

Mcalfeasance and collusion between our government and higher education - that you should have an opinion of and it scares me to think you don't care about that!

Um

- how is Spanberger inserting herself into the process (and essentially demanding a different UVA president), anything other than: “Malfeasance and collusion between our [Commonwealth] government and higher education” ??

Please explain.

Because it's literally part of her job. She appoints BOV members (Approved by VA legislature) who select the President. Just like Youngkin did, she wants to make sure the BOV is comprised of people she and the legislature would have in place to make this decision.

You know - like how Mitch McConnell wouldn't confirm Supreme Court Justices at the end of the Obama administration?

Anonymous wrote:Didn't UVA violate federal discrimination law because of DEI? What is the point of this, more wasted money to show they are fighting Trump, despite the entire state and country agreeing that DEI is discriminatory?

No. The appropriation of federal discrimination law to attack DEI was dishonest, disingenuous and borderline criminal. These are the same knuckle-draggers who muttered about "reverse discrimination" for years. May they all get theirs.

Anonymous wrote:Welp, the battle has been joined by the gov-elect and the president emeritus.

Spanberger says BOV should pause presidential search, implicitly suggesting the search is not valid because of missing visitors: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/11/13/spanberger-calls-uva-pause-president-search

Ryan issues a 12-page letter describing the months leading up to his firing, implying collusion between DOJ and BOV members, and refusal of current rector/vice rector to inform other visitors (including then rector/vice-rector) of DOJ threats: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26278550-jim-ryan-letter/

It’s really worth reading Ryan’s letter in full; it’s written very clearly and is an easy read, despite being long.

What a disaster for UVA. I’m an alum and am furious. I really hope Spanberger can turn things around and restore the school’s credibility.

I'm *shocked* that Governor Sweater Vest and the dipshit AG Miyares (who got beat by an incompetent political foe, natch) were in cahoots with the most corrupt DOJ in US history. SHOCKED, I tell you.

The situation at the University of Virginia is a clear example of how DEI policies have entered a new legal and political environment. UVA’s governing board shut down the university’s DEI office earlier this year after federal investigators questioned whether some of its past programs gave advantages based on race or other protected characteristics. The Department of Justice signaled that the university was at real risk of losing federal funding if it did not fully bring its policies in line with civil rights law. Under that pressure, President James Ryan chose to resign rather than drag the institution into a long fight with the federal government.

This was not simply a clash of politics. It was the result of a legal landscape that changed after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on race conscious admissions. Since then, federal agencies have scrutinized any DEI program that might involve quota systems or zero sum benefits tied to race or sex. UVA’s leadership had already started dismantling its DEI structure, but critics argued the changes were cosmetic. That disagreement created a credibility problem with federal regulators, which is ultimately what forced the crisis.

Anyone coming into office now needs to understand that this environment has not shifted back. If the new governor tries to push the same style of DEI programs that brought scrutiny to UVA, she risks repeating the same cycle. The issue is not whether diversity or inclusion can be supported. Those goals are legal and widely accepted. The problem is that certain DEI models rely on decision making that treats protected characteristics as factors in hiring, admissions, or funding. That is exactly what federal investigators are now targeting.

Unless future state policies focus strictly on equal opportunity approaches that avoid these legal pitfalls, the governor could walk straight into the same trap UVA just fell into.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

As an alum, a parent, a supporter, and a "lefty liberal" that's NOT what we are saying at all.

Mcalfeasance and collusion between our government and higher education - that you should have an opinion of and it scares me to think you don't care about that!

Um

- how is Spanberger inserting herself into the process (and essentially demanding a different UVA president), anything other than: “Malfeasance and collusion between our [Commonwealth] government and higher education” ??

Please explain.

Halt the process until I install a liberal donor from my campaign.

Anonymous wrote:Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

Try: halt search util we install a decent human being.

Some people need a job

Anonymous wrote:Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

Exactly. This is exactly what is happening.

Anonymous wrote:Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

As an alum, a parent, a supporter, and a "lefty liberal" that's NOT what we are saying at all.

Malfeasance and collusion between our government and higher education - that you should have an opinion of and it scares me to think you don't care about that!

Anonymous wrote:Didn't UVA violate federal discrimination law because of DEI? What is the point of this, more wasted money to show they are fighting Trump, despite the entire state and country agreeing that DEI is discriminatory?

No. DEI isn’t illegal. Try reading Ryan’s letter, where this is actually addressed.

Didn't UVA violate federal discrimination law because of DEI? What is the point of this, more wasted money to show they are fighting Trump, despite the entire state and country agreeing that DEI is discriminatory?

Lol halt search until we install a lefty liberal.

Welp, the battle has been joined by the gov-elect and the president emeritus.

Spanberger says BOV should pause presidential search, implicitly suggesting the search is not valid because of missing visitors: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/11/13/spanberger-calls-uva-pause-president-search

Ryan issues a 12-page letter describing the months leading up to his firing, implying collusion between DOJ and BOV members, and refusal of current rector/vice rector to inform other visitors (including then rector/vice-rector) of DOJ threats: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26278550-jim-ryan-letter/

It’s really worth reading Ryan’s letter in full; it’s written very clearly and is an easy read, despite being long.

What a disaster for UVA. I’m an alum and am furious. I really hope Spanberger can turn things around and restore the school’s credibility.