Sullivan issues response to Black Student Alliance proposal University President Teresa Sullivan issued a response Monday to the Black Student Alliance’s recently submitted “Towards a Better University,” outlining the University’s approach to promoting diversity on Grounds and improving the overall experience of minority students.
Mark Bowles appointed as new BOV member Mark T. Bowles was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Gov. Terry McAuliffe Friday. Bowles, who will replace Dr. Edward D. Miller, who resigned Apr. 13, will begin a one-year term July 1.
Honor transitions to new executive board The Honor Committee held its first meeting of its new term Sunday headed by its newly-elected 2015-2016 Executive Board.
Institute of Medicine releases study advocating raising age to purchase tobacco According to a recent study conducted by the Institute of Medicine, raising the legal age for the purchase of tobacco products would lower initiation rates for smokers, reduce the prevalence of smoking and save hundreds of thousands of people from premature death and lung cancer.
Charlottesville community weighs in on McIntire Park renovations Charlottesville community members expressed concerns about planned McIntire Park renovations at the fourth Design Review Public Open House Thursday. These renovations come as part of a sequence of similar renovations to local natural attractions over the past few decades.
University will administer sexual assault climate survey The University is planning to release a sexual assault campus climate survey this April in collaboration with the Association of American Universities — a survey which will be distributed among 29 nationwide institutions of higher education.
University alumni respond to Rolling Stone article The recently released Rolling Stone article portraying a graphic gang rape of a then-first-year student by seven men at a fraternity party has produced a wave of reactions among the University's alumni.
Charlottesville general registrar resigns after embezzlement accusations The Charlottesville Electoral Board accepted the resignation of General Registrar Sheri Iachetta last Thursday.
A new era for college textbooks? With the advent of online textbooks, large-scale publishing houses have been forced to evolve to allow quick, affordable access to printed texts — or else risk financial failure.
Virginia Health Department, U.Va. Medical Center take necessary Ebola precautions A Texas nurse has been infected with Ebola on American soil, after treating a Liberian man who died from the virus in Dallas Oct.
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