Report: U-Va Should Be a Private University

grp2013
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:24:53 +0000

Maybe I’m wrong (I’m sure I’ll be corrected if I am), but I thought it was Helen Dragas who appeared to have the more purely business-minded/directed vision during the whole situation with Sullivan in 2012. This draft report certainly looks to follow in that “business-first” mindset. Regardless, this is simply a Draft report by a panel - not a formal recommendation or action plan.

The title of this thread is also misleading. The report did not recommend that UVa become a Private University. It recommended that specific changes be made, making certain areas less controlled by the state. That doesn’t make it a private university.



Preliminary recommendations from the Public University Working Group, released this week, make clear that U-Va. would remain a public university. University officials said that the discussions are part of a brainstorming exercise as President Teresa A. Sullivan develops a strategy for the university and that there are no plans to make such a move.