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Former U.Va. President Details Justice Department Pressure That Led to Ouster

In an extraordinary 12-page letter, James E. Ryan described the pressure campaign leading to his resignation as akin to a “hostage situation.”

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

“The call for my resignation, right until the end, seemed so outlandish as not to be entirely believable,” James E. Ryan, former president of the University of Virginia, said in a letter on Friday.
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Virginia’s Governor-elect Wants a Say Over Leadership at U.Va.

Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, told the university’s board that the choice of a new president, to replace one pushed out by Republicans over the summer, should be delayed until she is in office.

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

Abigail Spanberger, who won the governorship of Virginia by a wide margin, is scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 17.
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Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities

Supporters of Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s governor-elect, say they expect her to reverse efforts to impose conservative priorities on the state’s prestigious public university system.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The Democrat chosen by Virginia voters to be their next governor, Abigail Spanberger, will have a chance to make significant changes in the boards that oversee the state’s public universities.
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