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UVA Ouster Shows Trump Higher Ed Fight Ready to Go Beyond Ivy Leagues
- Jim Ryan announced his resignation last Friday and is scheduled to officially leave his position on July 11, 2025; in the meantime, COO J.J. Davis has been appointed as the acting president.
- Ryan stepped down following federal scrutiny by the Department of Justice, associated with the Trump administration, due to accusations that he did not comply with orders to dismantle mandated diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- On June 27, hundreds protested Ryan’s resignation at UVa’s Rotunda chanting “We want Jim” and “Death to tyrants,” while Ryan expressed heartbreak in a resignation letter.
- Ryan expressed that he was unable to independently challenge the federal government solely to protect his position, underscoring the unique and personal nature of the political pressures he was experiencing.
- Following Ryan’s departure, Virginia lawmakers called for reforms to gubernatorial appointment confirmations to protect university governance, aiming to prevent future politicization of higher education.
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Jim Ryan, ousted from post as president, to return to UVA as a law professor
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan may have resigned, but he won’t be leaving UVA for good. The university announced Wednesday that Ryan will officially step down from office on July 11 and, after a sabbatical, will return to Grounds to teach at the schools of law and education As previously announced, UVa Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis will taking over as acting president upon Ryan’s resignation and until an interim president can be …
Resigning UVA President Jim Ryan will return to university as professor after sabbatical
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan, who recently announced his resignation, will take a sabbatical and return to the university as a professor.According to an update from the university published on Wednesday, Ryan's last day as president will be July 11.When Ryan returns from his sabbatical, he will be a professor in the School of Law and the School of Education and Human Development.We are deeply grateful for Jims t…
UVA president to stay at university as law professor following resignation
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Despite resigning on Friday due to pressure from President Donald Trump's administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ), the President of the University of Virginia (UVA) will stay at the university in a different role. On Wednesday, June 3, members of the Board of Visitors and UVA President James Ryan agreed that his last day would be Friday, July 11. Ryan will reportedly begin a sabbatical before returning to the u…
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