"University of Virginia board members blasted state lawmakers as "extremist" and faculty members as "out of control" in a batch of text messages published by the Washington Post."
""Very disappointing. Completely unprecedented and destructive.""
""I hope this backfires politically and reveals them to be the extremists they are.""
""I respect the General Assembly's authority on these matters but share thefrustration of those four individuals that were summarily rejected without the benefit of consideration of their merit and the value these individuals have given and could have continued to give to the university community.""
Released communications show University of Virginia Board of Visitors members using harsh language to describe state lawmakers and faculty while disputing appointment decisions. The board, populated largely by GOP donors and political figures, resisted calls from state officials to pause a presidential search and ultimately completed an internal hire amid concerns about the process. Messages express anger after the General Assembly rejected several of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s nominees, with board leaders labeling the refusal unprecedented and destructive and expressing hopes of political consequences.
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