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A report by Lori Wysong for Historically Speaking. In his 1492 descriptions of the Caribbean, Christopher Columbus declared the houses of the indigenous people he encountered “could not be more graceful, or better made, more reliable, cleaner, or healthier and it is a pleasure to see them and live in them.”[1] Variations of the huts, or…
On Saturday, a roughly 18,000-person audience watched the first day of final exercises, which began when University President Jim Ryan delivered a speech after graduating students walked down the Lawn.
The consequences of Mr. Nelson’s actions means that the egregious Indigenous legacy of Thomas Jefferson will be sheltered from public view.
Jacqueline Novogratz, University alumna and Acumen founder and CEO, will speak at Valedictory Exercises May 19, U.Va. Director of Athletics Carla Williams will speak at May 20 Final Exercises, and Louis P. Nelson, architectural history professor and Vice Provost for Academic Outreach, will speak at May 21 Final Exercises.
<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>