Glenn Youngkin

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  

  Once an Alumnus Critical of Diversity at UVa, Now He Sits on the Board

  Bert Ellis has been appointed to the University of Virginia's governing board by Governor Glenn Youngkin, having worked as the leader of a conservative alumni group demanding and end to diversity programs he sees as conflicting with the university's heritage. 

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  3/8/2023
  

  Do 3 GOP Governors' Higher Ed Policies Forecast the 2024 Election

  While none have announced their candidacy, Greg Abbott of Texas and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia are joining Ron DeSantis in making aggressive moves on public higher education that may signal a key issue in the GOP primaries. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/23/2023
  

  Texts by Youngkin UVA Appointee Full of Culture War Grudges, References to Faculty and Administrators as "Numnuts"

  Bert Ellis's text conversations with other Republican appointees to the university's Board of Visitors show his adamant opposition to recognizing the history of slavery in building the institution, diversity initiatives, and other changes to UVA traditions, pledging a "battle royale for the soul" of the institution. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  11/3/2022
  

  Released Emails to Youngkin's Divisive Concepts Hotline Include Gripes about "Groomers," Masks, and... Beowulf?

  Critics have called the Virginia governor's hotline for reporting "divisive" concepts in the classroom as a vehicle for snitching and intimidation directed at teachers by the conservative parents who were active in Youngkin's political coalition. 

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• SOURCE: Virginia Public Media
  9/2/2022
  

  New Virginia Governor's Mansion Tour Doesn't Mention Slavery

  "In a shift from a multi-year effort to tell a more complete history of the mansion, visitors won’t be taken to a building next to the mansion where enslaved workers once slept and toiled. And in two tours on Friday, docents made no mention of slavery at all."

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  9/1/2022
  

  The Danger of Encouraging Americans to Inform on Each Other

  by Christine Adams

  Governors like Virginia's Glenn Youngkin are repeating a tactic of despots throughout history: encouraging the public to denounce individuals to the authorities. Whether its witches or teachers, this is a formula for intimidation and conformity. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/8/2022
  

  VA Governor Youngkin Faces Second Lawsuit over Tattle-On-A-Teacher Line

  A suit filed by American Oversight seeks information from the governor's office about how it has used information from a tip line set up to allow Virginians to report teachers who raised "divisive" concepts in their classes. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/3/2022
  

  Youngkin's Neoconfederate Nominee to State Historical Board Resigns

  Ann Hunter McLean resigned after facing controversy for her remarks about Confederate monuments and the causes of the Civil War. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/15/2022
  

  Youngkin's Appointee to VA Board of Historical Resources has Opinions about Robert E. Lee and Confederacy

  Ann McLean called secession legally valid and compared the Union army to the Russian forces invading Ukraine, while lamenting that Confederate monuments would no longer "tell the true story of the American South to people 500 years from now." 

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• SOURCE: Scalawag
  6/14/2022
  

  Teaching Black History in Virginia Just Got Tougher

  Glenn Youngkin's attack on "divisive" history lessons clearly put the wishes of conservative whites at the center of the debate about curriculum. Now, a planned change to increase Black history in Virginia schools is on hold and Black students and families ask why their concerns are unheard. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/11/2022
  

  All 133 School Superintendents in Virginia Urge Governor to Scrap Tip Line

  “Division superintendents disagree with your assumption that discriminatory and divisive concepts have become widespread in Virginia school divisions,” states the letter from Howard Kiser, executive director of the Virginia Association of School Superintendents.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/1/2022
  

  Glenn Youngkin's No-Guilt History of Virginia for Fragile White People

  With help from historian and Virginian Ty Seidule, Post columnist Dana Milbank asks who is served by recently proposed state laws restricting the teaching of controversial historical topics. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  1/24/2022
  

  The Toxic Goal Behind GOP Laws Restricting Teaching about Racism

  “We shouldn't shy away from this more complicated, more accurate picture,” historian Kevin Kruse told me. “Democracy is an ongoing project, and we should all be wrestling with whether our actions live up to our ideals.”