UVa faculty accuse Beardsley of 'bribing' students for their support
The coalition of students, faculty and staff that once opposed Scott Beardsley's presidency at UVa is crumbling after the Student Council endorsed the fledgling executive.
It wasn't long after the University of Virginia Student Council endorsed Scott Beardsley's fledgling presidency that allegations the students had been bribed started to roll in.
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley addresses the media, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after being named UVa's 10th president inside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.
Clay Dickerson, president of the University of Virginia Student Council, speaks outside the University of Virginia Rotunda, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at a demonstration urging UVa leadership to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley addresses the media, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after being named UVa's 10th president inside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.
University of Virginia history professor David Singerman protests the selection of a new university president, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, outside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley addresses the media, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after being named UVa's 10th president inside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.
University of Virginia history professor David Singerman protests the selection of a new university president, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, outside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.
Clay Dickerson, president of the University of Virginia Student Council, speaks outside the University of Virginia Rotunda, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at a demonstration urging UVa leadership to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley addresses the media, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after being named UVa's 10th president inside university offices off Old Ivy Road in Albemarle County.