One screen read “Rector Robert Hardie won’t confront antisemitism” while another said Hardie is “unfit to lead U.Va.”
Summer Orientation for the Class of 2019 will incorporate a few changes to the program intended to make it more centered on safety and community values.
The Nepalese Student Association hosted the Stay Strong Nepal Initiative last weekend, starting with Noms for Nepal Saturday.
Kayla Eanes, Senior Associate Editor The Nepalese Student Association held a candlelight vigil Sunday in honor of the victims of the earthquake which struck Nepal on April 25.
The new program allowed for a portion of the first-year students in the Engineering School to have their Introduction to Engineering class instructors be their academic advisers.
The Vietnamese Student Association commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon with a memorial on the south end of the lawn Tuesday. The display will be in place through Thursday.
The University announced a new retirement program Tuesday called the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP). This voluntary program is available to all University Academic Division and College at Wise staff over 55 who have worked for the state for at least 20 consecutive years.
Jefferson, the primary author for the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, was a proponent of religious freedom, according to Spellberg.
The Middle Eastern Leadership Council hosted Arab-American comedian and philanthropist Maysoon Zayid Monday.
A special committee selected third-year Batten student Israel Vaughan Sunday to live in Lawn Room 1 West, the John K. Crispell Memorial Room.
Brown, a senior at Georgetown University, is a policy analyst for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network as well as president and co-founder of the Washington Metro Disabled Students Collective.
Caroline Herre, third-year College student and Jefferson Scholar, will be the 21st recipient of the highly acclaimed Sky Alland scholarship, the Sky Alland Foundation announced Tuesday.
University Career Services has launched a new resource for students looking to intern abroad. Global Internships will utilize alumni, partner organizations and employers to provide students with internship opportunities during a semester or summer. Majida Bargach, formerly the director for the Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation, will direct the new program.
OpenGrounds hosted the first IDEAmixer to offer students and graduates a chance to pitch their innovative ideas to fellow students and community members. Batten graduate student Ilgiz Saubanov, a marketing intern at OpenGrounds, organized and promoted the event. Saubanov said the goal of the mixer was to create a more collaborative space for development.
Virginia Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn has proposed a bill which will require university campus police to report sexual assault cases to their local commonwealth attorney within 48 hours. House Bill 1343 is intended to increase prosecution of sexual assaults that take place on college campuses. Filler-Corn held a press conference Tuesday to promote the bill.
