{"id":61,"date":"2015-03-25T20:48:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T20:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/ideafund\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2024-04-03T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:30:40","slug":"2011-2013-big-idea-exploring-the-universitys-relationship-to-slavery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/ideafund\/programs-and-grants\/big-ideas\/2011-2013-big-idea-exploring-the-universitys-relationship-to-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"2011-2013 “Big IDEA:” Exploring the University’s Relationship to Slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The IDEA Fund\u2019s inaugural \u201cBig IDEA\u201d was to enhance public knowledge of the University\u2019s early history as it relates to slavery. Led by former Trustee Chair, Tierney Fairchild<\/a>,\u00a0this initiative sought to fill the gap in institutional knowledge and acknowledgement about the University\u2019s relationship to slavery, thereby enhancing public understanding of the University\u2019s early life.<\/p>\n

Since launching this Big IDEA in 2011, we have seen a foundation of support grow at the University for exploring and understanding its relationship to slavery, exemplifying the IDEA Fund\u2019s wish that promotion of a Big IDEA lead to a more thorough integration of its values into the fabric of the University as a whole. Recent and rewarding evidence of this is the forming of the President\u2019s Commission on Slavery and the University<\/a>, on which the IDEA Fund has a seat, and their 2014 symposium, “Universities Confronting the Legacy of Slavery.”\u00a0This Big IDEA was approached from many angles and through various projects, including:<\/p>\n