The Class of 2019 showed an increase in its number of international students—196 in total—compared to the population of international students who entered in the Class of 2018.
WTJX, the University's student-run radio station, will begin broadcasting on FM station 100.1 within the upcoming months.
Senator Bernie Sanders, who recently announced his presidential candidacy, hosted a town-hall meeting Monday.
The Curry School invited Dr. Sandra Graham, an education professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, to speak Friday as part of its Education Lectureship Series. Graham discussed the recent research she has conducted demonstrating that racial and ethnic diversity within schools affect the social and academic development of minority children.
Student Council held its last meeting of the year Tuesday to address announcements from committee chairs, student concerns and Black Student Alliance’s report on the institution of more inclusiveness throughout the University.
Once the election process is completed, student self-governance provides the winning president and vice president the ability to carry out the selection process for the Council’s body at their own discretion — a practice that has raised concerns among current Council members.
The Black Student Alliance and the I.M.P. Society recently partnered to announce a social justice fellowship allowing students and organizations to use a grant to fund projects which will benefit the University’s and Charlottesville community.
Second-year College student Abraham Axler, chair of the representative body and newly-elected Student Council president, opened the meeting by asking the Council members if they had ideas regarding sexual assault prevention after having attending the Monday town hall meeting.
The University hosted its second 24-hour Hack.UVA event over the weekend. Held in Newcomb, the event allowed students from the University and other schools in the region to take part in a programming competition. The contest sought to have students — undergraduate and graduate — develop and construct web and mobile platforms from scratch.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that public institutions for higher education throughout the state will renew and expand their commitment to bolster economic development.
