A group of conservative alumni said the student-led tours were overly focused on the school’s history of using enslaved laborers. By Stephanie Saul The University of Virginia said on Thursday that it ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue of Thomas Jefferson stands in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on May 16, 2020 ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia (UVA) has suspended its student volunteer-led University Guide Service for the Fall semester, but officials say it's not related to recent criticism ...
The University of Virginia has come under fire for suspending campus tours that acknowledged founder Thomas Jefferson’s history of owning slaves. According to NBC News, the tours—which were completed ...
For decades, the University of Virginia relied on the student-run group, University Guide Services (UGS), to lead admissions and historical tours on campus. That changed earlier this year when the ...
In a victory for those who accused a University of Virginia student organization of promoting a “woke version of UVa history,” the school has suspended the University Guide Service from giving tours ...