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The Board of Visitors addressed controversial text messages leaked from Bert Ellis, newly appointed Board member and College and Darden alumnus, along with gun violence concerns and safety strategies in their full Board meeting Friday.
The recently confirmed University of Virginia Board of Visitors member who disparaged administrators and student groups in a series of text messages published by the Washington Post has apologized.
The recently confirmed University of Virginia Board of Visitors member who disparaged administrators and student groups in a series of text messages published by the Washington Post has apologized.
<p>Bert Ellis's text conversations with other Republican appointees to the university's Board of Visitors show his adamant opposition to recognizing the history of slavery in building the institution, diversity initiatives, and other changes to UVA traditions, pledging a "battle royale for the soul" of the institution. </p>
Bert Ellis also referred to UVa student council members and student newspaper staffers who opposed his appointment as “numnuts.”