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The Penn State Board of Trustees spent more time discussing university business in its public meetings in 2025 than in any of the five previous years.
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After former UVA President James Ryan released a 12-page letter earlier this month alleging some on the school’s board worked with the Trump Justice Department to force him to resign under threat of funding cuts and federal investigations, the Faculty Senate of the university called for its rector and vice rector to resign, and Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) said the hunt for Ryan’s replacement should wait until she takes office.
The fight over who will lead the University of Virginia (UVA) has now drawn in the Trump administration and both the current and future governors of the state.
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