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The UVA Faculty Senate will be voting today on a formal resolution of no confidence in the leadership of the Board of Visitors. What began as a censure effort has escalated dramatically. Professor Brian Pusser helped frame the shift: “We want to know what happened that led to a very strong perception amongst our faculty that the president was forced to resign. And that’s why we quote him in the resolution… it’s pretty clear from his quote that he feels it’s better that he resigned, given the forces arrayed against him.” He also pointed to a broader pattern: “The use of litigation to conceal and box off deliberations, negotiations, and crises in research universities is not uncommon—and increasing.” This is no longer just discontent. It’s a full-blown institutional confrontation. And today, the Faculty Senate will decide whether to go on record with a formal vote of no confidence in BOV leadership. Stay tuned—our next tweet shows how the resolution has changed over the week.

More anti-Israel protesters targeting people’s homes: Four University of Wisconsin regents “had their driveways vandalized with spray-paint and had fake blood smeared across their property…. A UW System employee's home was also targeted.”