At least six members of the Three Percenters have been charged with conspiring to attack the U. Capitol that day. O'Sullivan asked the self-avowed militia member if he believed more violence was imminent relative to Trump and the election. View the discussion thread. Dragas: reduced state and federal funding; the need to address the proper role of technology in the educational experience; coping with a rapidly changing health-care environment; making difficult decisions about resource allocation; reviewing faculty workloads and the quality of the student experience; reversing declining faculty compensation; increasing philanthropy; boosting research funding and activity; ensuring accountability for academic quality and productivity; and meeting the need for fortified, multiplatform communications.
Board of Visitors member W. Heywood Fralin, a former rector, said the University is "united unlike ever before in my memory. The University community — working together — will make this happen. Before he introduced the resolution to reinstate Sullivan, Fralin called for the board to form a strategic planning committee, with representation from faculty, staff and students. It is unfortunate that we had to have a near-death experience to get here, but the University should not waste the enormous opportunity at hand.
Law professor George Cohen, who, as chair of the Faculty Senate, was among the leaders of the drive to reinstate Sullivan, smiled broadly as he accepted congratulations from well-wishers on the Rotunda's portico.
He said he was ready "to take a breather," but looked forward to engaging in serious discussions to address the challenges ahead. We want to take it and channel it into making this University a better place. He said that volunteer faculty task forces set up during the leadership crisis would likely be reconfigured and reconstituted to address the issues the rector raised.
Two seats remained empty: one for Sullivan, who was not expected to attend, and one for Dragas, who was to chair the meeting. Faculty, students and others had organised a demonstration outside the meeting to show support for the popular Sullivan, who became UVA's eighth president and its first female leader in August A majority of the member board was needed to approve the reinstatement for Sullivan to remain in office.
Rector Helen Dragas, who was central to the initial move to oust the president, opened the meeting with comments seeking to reunite the university community. She said she was convinced the university would emerge stronger after the controversy and reiterated an apology for the way the matter was handled initially.
But she said she looked forward to moving on in the best interests of the university community. UVA officials announced June 10 that Sullivan would step down on August 15, surprising the university community and triggering an outcry over the lack of explanation about her forced resignation.
It was done without consulting constituents inside and outside the university. We have retired comments and introduced Letters to the Editor.
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