FROM THE WASHINGTON POST: “The flagship university in Charlottesville had been in turmoil much of the past year, which included the resignation of its president, James E. Ryan, amid pressure from the Trump administration. The U-Va. board chose a new president last month, despite a request from Spanberger to wait until she could fill several vacant seats. The leaders of the University of Virginia’s board resigned Friday after Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) asked them and at least three other appointees of her Republican predecessor to step down, according to two people familiar with the matter.” Read more here.

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