Is UVA on the rise academically?

<p>I’ll withhold judgement until I see what the BOV and Sullivan come up with and eventually present to the university community as a plan to move forward. Even then, things I may find unfavorable at first may actually work out exceptionally well once executed. We have to be open to change. It may raise the university to a higher level. Certainly there must have been people who were very opposed to allowing women to attend, thinking the tradition at UVa would be compromised. Yes, the university changed, but what resulted IMO was a better version. So yes, perhaps what we know and love is going to change, but what is to come may be necessary and amazing in it’s own right. I remain optimistic.</p>

<p>What I do know, and perhaps we will respectfully disagree on, is I don’t give two hoots what Paul Tudor Jones thinks in the matter of UVa moving forward. He is not on the BOV, nor is he part of the UVa administration. As a major donor his opinion is limited to how his donation is spent, just as my opinion is as a minor donor. It gives him no other authority or voice at the university. Personally, I find it odd that you include him with the two major entities in the equation that will be responsible for really trying to come to a mutual agreement that is most beneficial for the university. Again, we may agree just to disagree here, which is perfectly fine.</p>