The College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences commissioned an initiative early last year known as the Institute of World Languages (IWL) to promote language learning and instruction at the University.
A Charlottesville based nonprofit organization is helping to piece together a mile-long quilt to cover the National Mall in Washington, DC in support of survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
The University ranked No. 2 on the Peace Corps’ Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities among medium sized schools, below Western Washington University.
After three years of growth, job levels in the Charlottesville region are now higher than they were before the 2008 recession.
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors discussed the implementation of the White House’s "Not Alone" campaign in their meetings this month. Not Alone is White house initiative to prevent sexual assault at university campuses around the U.S.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D - VA) met with leaders of the General Assembly Monday morning to discuss cutting the two-year state budget.
The Honor Committee launched a new process for evaluating prospective support officers Sunday, involving a University community member acting alongside two existing Honor Committee officers as interviewers.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, visited the University Monday to discuss mental health care reform, emphasizing the efforts students can make to support their peers and their community in issues of mental health.
Students in Clemons Library around 1 a.m. Monday morning witnessed a seemingly anti-Semitic performance by a group of newly-cast members of First Year Players.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring appointed Roscoe C. Roberts as legal counsel to the University. Announced Friday, Roberts will succeed Paul Forch, who served as University general counsel from 1996 until his retirement in August. Roberts has worked as the legal counsel for Virginia State University since 2003, and will join the University community in October.
Jonathan Urick, a class of 2013 Law School graduate, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in the 2015-16 term.
During the summer, the City of Charlottesville announced its plan to construct a fence on the western side of railroad tracks between 14th Street and Rugby Road. The fence was commissioned in 2010 when the City was granted federal funding and was to be completed by the end of the summer, but has since been delayed.
Three University students are establishing a Contracted Independent Organization on Grounds this fall in support of redistricting reform.
Student Council will renew its SpeakUpUVa initiative in hopes of creating an easier and more user-friendly outlet for students to voice concerns.
After four years of construction, the renovations to New Cabell Hall are nearing completion as students and departments file into the six-story building at the start of the semester. The $64.5 million renovation added state-of-the-art equipment and updated many of the building’s systems.
The Class of 2018 officially joined the University community with Sunday’s convocation ceremony, during which a record 3,690 first years were welcomed to Grounds. The incoming class is not only large, but also diverse, according to the Office of Admissions, with new students displaying a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
President Teresa Sullivan recently wrote to the entire University community concerning several cuts in the Virginia appropriation for the University. The final state budget adds $8.2 million less than planned to the University’s budget.
The Board of Visitors convened Friday to review committee reports and welcome new student member of the Board, Meg Gould.
At its meeting this week, the Board of Visitors will consider the proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which runs from July 1 to June 30, 2015. The nearly $2.8 billion dollar budget includes a $100 million, or 3.7 percent, increase from the current fiscal year.
Two University rectors, one former and one current, have taken to the Richmond Times Dispatch in a war of words over undergraduate tuition hikes at the University.
