Teresa Sullivan
Sullivan reinstated June 26
Published on Dec 20th, 2012
0 comments • Due to an editing error not caught by presstime, the date of the reinstatement of President Sullivan was wrong in last week's cover story sidebar, "Person of the Year: The runners up..." It was...
Person of the Year: UVA President Teresa Sullivan
Published on Dec 13th, 2012
66 comments Two years ago, after Teresa Sullivan was selected as the eighth president of UVA, and the first woman to fill the role, replacing John Casteen, III after 20 years at the helm, an associate dean in...
Accreditation limbo: UVA placed on 'warning' status by group
Published on Dec 11th, 2012
80 comments Helen Dragas has a new headache. Despite telling the group that accredits the University of Virginia that all governance issues were under control, the UVA Board of Visitors, which Dragas leads,...
Sullivan's extension: And other things out of Dragas' control
Published on Nov 13th, 2012
75 comments After a student protest of its Board of Visitors was quashed last week, people across America are wondering what the heck is wrong with the University of Virginia. Related: Transparency now:...
Presidential gag: UVA Board still trying to silence Sullivan
Published on Sep 19th, 2012
139 comments The days leading up to the first on-Grounds meeting of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors since their June debacle were tense. No public protests, but pre-meeting mention of Machiavelli and...
Peace makes peace
Published on Aug 30th, 2012
1 comments If President Sullivan, the injured party, is willing to let it go, why can't Dr. J. Anderson Thomson? [August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas"]."The wisdom that is...
Dragas right to fear an honor code
Published on Aug 29th, 2012
0 comments I am in total agreement with the issues presented in [the August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas"]. It is a fitting part of the investigative journalism the Hook's...
Bully for the bully essay
Published on Aug 29th, 2012
0 comments [Re: August 23 essay: "President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas"]: Every word 1,000% true and a much needed article. I think you should send a copy to the Rector by registered mail. Thank...
Peers and paychecks: Sullivan greets faculty with merit pay idea
Published on Aug 28th, 2012
7 comments In her first major public faculty meeting since her emotion-packed summertime reinstatement, University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan joked, extolled the importance of honor in daily life,...
Now Nau: Beer tycoon pays Dragas' Hill + Knowlton bills
Published on Aug 23rd, 2012
56 comments At the recent retreat of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors inside the Richmond Omni hotel, a Hook reporter approached Board member John Nau to ask about his decision to cover the costs...
Mending fences: And losing weight, Sullivan tells all
Published on Aug 22nd, 2012
63 comments In her first press conference since her triumphant June 26 reinstatement as the University of Virginia president, Teresa Sullivan met with reporters in Carr's Hill, the presidential mansion, to...
President Sullivan: Still getting bullied by Dragas
Published on Aug 21st, 2012
47 comments By J. Anderson Thomson University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan has broken her silence on the controversy that consumed most of June and which continues to pervade the institution. She may...
Hoo d'etat: Top UVA alums demand BOV answers
Published on Aug 8th, 2012
90 comments In a strongly-worded letter, a group of 14 prominent University of Virginia alumni are urging the Board of Visitors, a minority of whom recently engineered a temporary ouster of President Teresa...
Strine resigns: COO out as Sullivan begins restructuring
Published on Aug 7th, 2012
133 comments Michael Strine, one of the two top deputies to University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan and the one widely viewed as less loyal to her than the other one, John Simon, has resigned his post as...
Bob's reach exceeds his grasp
Published on Jul 26th, 2012
0 comments With the Commonwealth contributing seven percent of the University's budget, why is any governor making any appointments to the Board of Visitors? ["Bob's mess: 'Please stop,' Governor McDonnell...
'Karmic fissure': Dragas, Sullivan enjoy healing ceremony
Published on Jul 18th, 2012
40 comments In a continuing effort to promote a spirit of unity and reconciliation, UVA rector Helen Dragas and UVA President Teresa Sullivan attended a cleansing ceremony at the nearby Yogaville ashram. The...
Governor's power exceeds state's contribution
Published on Jul 12th, 2012
0 comments With the Commonwealth contributing  percent of The University's budget [June 21: "'Important alum': Donor Jones had role in Sullivan ouster"], why is any governor making any appointments to the...
Borrowed assets: Did deans plagiarize or just repeat 'gobbledygook'?
Published on Jul 9th, 2012
154 comments In the wake of the abrupt June 10 resignation of University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan, the deans of UVA– before eventually reversing themselves and calling for reinstatement–...
The 'incrementalist': UVA President Teresa Sullivan, translated
Published on Jun 28th, 2012
11 comments "I have been described as an incrementalist. It is true. Sweeping action may be gratifying and may create the aura of strong leadership, but its unintended consequences may lead to costs that are too...
Bob's mess: 'Please stop,' Governor McDonnell urges alumni, faculty, legislators
Published on Jun 28th, 2012
37 comments As many of you know, no major decision of this kind can be made at Virginia without the support and assent of the Governor. –Peter KiernanEver since sending these words in his infamous "this...
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