Author: Scott Gerber

Scott Douglas Gerber is the author of, most recently, "Law and Religion in Colonial America: The Dissenting Colonies" (Cambridge University Press). He is a Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.

UVA’s Administration Is Stonewalling on Viewpoint Diversity Too

The University of Virginia (UVA) is currently under investigation by the federal government because its administration is attempting to maintain its illegal “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) regime in secret after the Board of Visitors voted in March to dismantle it. The administration is also stonewalling the Board’s April resolution, which called for more viewpoint […]

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Not Every College Deserves to Be Saved

The Trump administration’s efforts to reform higher education have been met with increasing resistance from the higher education establishment. Indeed, arguably the most prestigious university of all—Harvard—sued the Trump administration in late-April for freezing over $2 billion in federal research funding because Harvard refused to comply with a list of conditions for the continued receipt […]

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UVA Should Set the Standard for True Equality in Education

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from an article originally published by the Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press on May 21, 2025. It is crossposted here with permission. I received my Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Virginia (UVA). I loved my time at UVA, but I’m concerned the university has become an institution of […]

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