The University of Virginia has paused its independent, student-run tour guide service after on-going criticism about its approach to the institution’s history.
The Jefferson Council, an alumni organization dedicated to preserving Thomas Jefferson’s legacy of freedom and excellence, took credit for the change.
Its members have expressed concerns for years about the University Guide Service not painting the school in a positive light to prospective students and families. Alumni accused the guides of “hat[ing] UVA” and pushing an “inflammatory” “political agenda” and “woke-ism” through their tours.
“This [suspension] was 100% due … to us,” council president Tom Neale told The College Fix in a recent interview. “They [university leaders] were in denial for three years.”