In-state students from families earning less than $80K will be able to attend U.Va. tuition-free, Ryan announces By Gracie Kreth and Jake Gold | 10/19/2018 “I see a community that opens wide the door to opportunity for first-generation, low- and middle-income students,” University President Jim Ryan said while outlining the policy. READ MORE
A place to call their own: The push for a Latinx student space on Grounds By Alexis Gravely | 10/18/2018 As the number of Hispanic and Latinx students at U.Va. has risen, some students say the University hasn't provided adequate resources for their community. READ MORE
Necesitamos maestros: Latinx students seek representative faculty members By Victoria Dancu | 10/18/2018 Students identifying as Hispanic or Latinx compose 6 percent of the University student body, while less than 2 percent of the University’s faculty identify in the same way. READ MORE
‘I had to do it all by myself’: U.Va.’s lack of financial aid documents in Spanish leads to calls for professional translations By Zach Rosenthal | 10/18/2018 Hispanic and Latinx students say only providing documents in English poses a significant challenge for non-English speakers. READ MORE
Hospital Education Program allows students to continue attending school while receiving medical treatment By Ashley Ewing | 10/10/2018 Established in the late ‘70s, the HEP was created out of a partnership between the Virginia Department of Education, the University Children’s Hospital and Charlottesville City Schools. READ MORE
Former Obama administration official Melody Barnes to lead ‘Democracy Initiative’ at U.Va. By Hannah Gavin | 10/10/2018 U.Va. announced last month the launch of its Democracy Initiative, a collaboration led by the nonpartisan Miller Center of Public Affairs and the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. READ MORE
Douglas Blackmon leaving the Miller Center, citing directional differences By Jake Gold | 10/03/2018 Blackmon was offered a position as a senior fellow, but he rejected the offer in an email to Center CEO William Antholis on Sept. 30, writing that “our ships are traveling on very different bearings.” READ MORE
U.Va. receives $25 million gift towards new McIntire building, program By Isabel Dixon | 10/02/2018 This gift from Chris and Carrie Shumway — graduates of the Commerce School — will progress collaboration efforts between the McIntire School of Commerce and the University’s School of Medicine. READ MORE
Miller Center professor speaks about her Aug. 12 podcast By Sydney Herzog and Victoria Dancu | 10/02/2018 Prof. Nicole Hemmer’s podcast focuses on the historic context of Aug. 11 and 12. READ MORE
Critical race theory conference features historical analysis of Unite the Right rally By Geremia Di Maro | 10/02/2018 Several professors and experts from schools and departments throughout the University and higher education institutions around the country convened at the Law School to reflect on the white supremacist rallies of Aug. 11 and 12, 2017 through a variety of panel discussions. READ MORE
Yale Law Professor James Forman discusses the myths of black criminality By Kara Peters | 10/01/2018 This event, titled “Claiming Your Power: American Racism and Radical Resistance,” featured a talk from Forman, a conversation panel with University President Jim Ryan and a question-and-answer panel with the audience. READ MORE
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