{"id":2517090,"date":"2025-12-03T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deans-request-uva-board-delay-presidential-search\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:00:17","slug":"deans-request-uva-board-delay-presidential-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deans-request-uva-board-delay-presidential-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Deans request UVA board delay presidential search"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdeans-request-uva-board-delay-presidential-search%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several deans at the University of Virginia (UVA) have requested that the school&#8217;s governing board delay the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-insanity-top-10-stories-of-the-week-vol-19\/\" title=\"Education Insanity: Top 10 Stories Of The Week (Vol. 19)\">presidential search<\/a>.This appeal comes amid a public dispute between Virginia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recall-gov-newsom-calls-grow-louder-calif-dems-join-in\/\" title=\"Recall Gov. Newsom calls grow louder, Calif. Dems join in\">current governor<\/a>, Glenn Youngkin, adn governor-elect Abigail Spanberger regarding the timing of appointing UVA&#8217;s next president, following the resignation of former president James Ryan in June due to political pressure over the university&#8217;s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Spanberger, who will take office in January 2026, asked the board to pause the search until she can make her appointments, but Youngkin criticized this request as a breach of protocol. Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idaho-senate-passes-bill-could-be-1st-state-banning-critical-race-theory-in-schools\/\" title=\"Idaho Senate Passes Bill, Could Be 1st State Banning Critical Race Theory In Schools\">search committee<\/a>,wich began its work in July and has completed initial interviews,insists it will continue,nine UVA deans argue that rushing the appointment risks undermining the legitimacy and effectiveness of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president amid unresolved governance issues<\/a>. The board is currently reviewing the deans&#8217; letter while the search committee proceeds with further evaluations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Deans request UVA board delay presidential search following Spanberger-Youngkin spat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422332\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Several deans at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/university-of-virginia\/\">University of Virginia<\/a> have written a letter to the school&rsquo;s governing board asking it to delay its presidential search.<\/p>\n<p>The letter follows a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3887647\/glenn-youngkin-abigail-spanberger-spar-uva-president-selection\/\">public dispute<\/a> between the current and future governors of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a> over the timeline to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former University President&nbsp;James Ryan. Ryan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3456525\/university-of-virginia-president-caves-to-white-house-pressure-to-step-down\/\">stepped down<\/a>&nbsp;in June after the Trump administration pressured UVA on its&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a>&nbsp;policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3905873\/mgm-national-harbor-casino-shooting\/\">One dead and one wounded in MGM National Harbor shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3905637\/deadly-ups-plane-crash-kentucky-wrongful-death-lawsuits\/\">Deadly UPS plane crash in Kentucky hit with first wrongful death lawsuits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3905613\/jack-smith-subpoenaed-house-gop-inquiry-trump-indictments-arctic-frost\/\">Jack Smith subpoenaed for House GOP inquiry of Trump indictments and Arctic Frost<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3887647\/glenn-youngkin-abigail-spanberger-spar-uva-president-selection\/\">YOUNGKIN AND SPANBERGER SPAR OVER UVA PRESIDENT SELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov.-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D-VA) sent a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3887647\/glenn-youngkin-abigail-spanberger-spar-uva-president-selection\/\">letter<\/a> to the board in November, whose members are appointed by the state&rsquo;s governor, requesting they pause their search and selection process until she takes office in January and can make her appointments. Current Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/glenn-youngkin\/\">Glenn Youngkin<\/a> (R-VA) blasted her outreach to the board as a &ldquo;breach of protocol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The search committee responded in late November that it would continue its search despite the weigh-ins from state leadership and its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cavalierdaily.com\/article\/2025\/11\/faculty-senate-calls-for-resignation-of-rector-and-vice-rector-to-the-board\">faculty senate<\/a>, which also called for a halt. The committee began the search in July.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have just completed the first round of interviews with an extraordinarily impressive group. Their experience, vision, and commitment to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/higher-education\/\">higher education<\/a> give us tremendous optimism. However, we are not yet at the point of selecting finalists. To responsibly narrow this exceptional pool, we must conduct additional due diligence, hold further interviews, and continue our internal deliberations,&rdquo; the presidential search committee wrote in a late November <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.virginia.edu\/content\/heres-latest-update-uvas-ongoing-search-10th-president\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the search <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence - Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s statement, nine deans from UVA wrote to the board this week requesting a delay in their presidential search, saying &ldquo;the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cavalierdaily.com\/article\/2025\/12\/nine-deans-ask-uva-board-of-visitors-to-pause-selection-of-10th-president\">risks of a quick appointment<\/a> far outweigh any benefits,&rdquo; according to the university&rsquo;s student newspaper, the <em>Cavalier Daily<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is critical to recognize that a president appointed amidst the current swirl of unresolved governance questions would start their tenure under a cloud,&rdquo; the deans wrote, according to the report. &ldquo;Their legitimacy would be questioned by many within and beyond our community, and their mandate and effectiveness would be compromised.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>University spokeswoman Bethanie Glover told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the board is reviewing the letter from the deans and referred the outlet to the committee&rsquo;s November statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the Special Committee on the Nomination of a President notes in its statement, &lsquo;while the first round of interviews is complete, the committee has additional steps to take before narrowing the candidate pool and selecting finalists to present to the Board of Visitors,&#8217;&rdquo; Glover said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3860822\/uva-deal-white-house-doj-investigations\/\">UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MAKES DEAL WITH WHITE HOUSE TO PAUSE DOJ INVESTIGATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Youngkin appointed all 12 current members of UVA&rsquo;s board of visitors, including the rector and vice rector. His appointees include donors to his political campaign. The board typically has 17 governor-appointed voting members at full capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger, a UVA alumna herself, will take office on Jan. 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deans urge UVA board to pause presidential search amid dispute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2517091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UVA_DEI-scaled-e1764790482314.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3664,68154,68155,20102],"class_list":["post-2517090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-board","tag-deans","tag-presidential-search","tag-uva"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UVA_DEI-scaled-e1764790482314.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517098,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517090\/revisions\/2517098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}