They are protesting the one-year fellowship the institution has granted to Marc Short, a former legislative-affairs director for President Trump.
Short is not being criticized for anything he actually did, whether in his private capacity or as a member of the Trump administration.
As for his own opinion about what transpired in Charlottesville, Short has embraced the Miller Center's strong statement.
Academics and alumni have rushed to sign an online petition urging the university to cancel Short's fellowship - a petition that says the school should not hire "High-level members of an administration that has directly harmed our community and to this day attacks the institutions vital to a free society." The resigning professors fault Short for "Associating himself with an administration that shows no respect for truth" and thereby "Contribut[ing] to the erosion of civil discourse and democratic norms that are essential to democratic governance and that are central to the mission of the Miller Center."
Short doesn't face a single accusation rooted in his own behavior.
The Miller Center's director and CEO, William J. Antholis, so far has shown admirable backbone in the face of these attacks on his decision to bring Short on board.
We admire his commitment to bringing new ideas into the institution he heads, and wish both him and Short the best of luck weathering this absurd storm.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/attacks-on-marc-short-are-baseless/
Short is not being criticized for anything he actually did, whether in his private capacity or as a member of the Trump administration.
As for his own opinion about what transpired in Charlottesville, Short has embraced the Miller Center's strong statement.
Academics and alumni have rushed to sign an online petition urging the university to cancel Short's fellowship - a petition that says the school should not hire "High-level members of an administration that has directly harmed our community and to this day attacks the institutions vital to a free society." The resigning professors fault Short for "Associating himself with an administration that shows no respect for truth" and thereby "Contribut[ing] to the erosion of civil discourse and democratic norms that are essential to democratic governance and that are central to the mission of the Miller Center."
Short doesn't face a single accusation rooted in his own behavior.
The Miller Center's director and CEO, William J. Antholis, so far has shown admirable backbone in the face of these attacks on his decision to bring Short on board.
We admire his commitment to bringing new ideas into the institution he heads, and wish both him and Short the best of luck weathering this absurd storm.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/attacks-on-marc-short-are-baseless/
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