Kudos to the reporters at the Washington Post who are doing a superb job of factually and
objectively reporting what strikes me as a pure “witch hunt” at the University
of Virginia. While I don’t purport to know all the facts in this most
unfortunate situation, I have great respect for the vision, skill and
compassion of ousted UVA President Theresa Sullivan. Moreover, I believe she has performed most admirably.
I can only hope that the governing board of this prestigious
public university, the Board of Visitors, will come to their senses and appeal
to Dr. Sullivan to accept reinstatement. But I fear that it is probably too
late for this to occur.
Governing boards in every institution of higher education
should take notice of this travesty of justice and take immediate steps to
preclude it from happening in their college or university. There should be no
place for such Machiavellian behavior by a governing board.
