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Nota de la editora: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Naima Sawaya el 28 de junio de 2025. Trabajamos para preservar el significado original en la traducción, pero no lo podemos garantizar.
Following the resignation of University President Jim Ryan, the Board of Visitors is now tasked with the responsibility of finding an interim and later, a permanent president. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, says if they move forward with choosing one with a particular ideology, there may be consequences.
The news of University President Jim Ryan’s resignation stunned the community — students were “devastated,” faculty were concerned, politicians planned for a fight and many alumni were critical of the Justice Department’s actions.
Disclaimer: 编者注：本文由Cecilia Mould于2025年7月1日发表。本文不表达译者的观点和立场，具体信息请参考原文：
Coast to coast, overseas and rooted on Grounds, three current students and one recent graduate have used this summer to unearth their places in the arts. The zeal among students in the University’s arts scene doesn’t fade over the three-month academic break — it carries itself into opportunities wherever they can be found.
Nota de la editora: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por Cecilia Mould y Naima Sawaya el 30 de junio de 2025. Trabajamos para preservar el significado original en la traducción, pero no lo podemos garantizar.
The Academic and Student Life Committee of the Board of Visitors heard from Interim Provost Brie Gertler June 5, where she discussed the University’s decennial 2027 reaffirmation of accreditation. The University continues to prepare its submission for accreditation, which includes a focus on undergraduate internship opportunities as its improvement target.
After bedlam surrounding University President Jim Ryan’s resignation, some faculty members convened Monday to ask questions and share comments with each other. The meeting operated under the Chatham House Rule, meaning that The Cavalier Daily was granted permission to attend the 90-minute session under the conditions that no faculty member would be attributed by name or departmental affiliation.
The Board of Visitors will soon begin the process of selecting an interim president and conducting a national search for a new president in the wake of former University President Jim Ryan’s resignation which came under pressure from the Department of Justice. As the Board searches for a new president, viewpoint diversity is likely to be a topic on their mind.
Nota de la editora: Este artículo fue escrito originalmente por el Consejo Editorial el 28 de junio de 2025. Trabajamos para preservar el significado original en la traducción, pero no lo podemos garantizar.
“Ballerina” is the fifth film in the John Wick series, but the first without Keanu Reeves’ John Wick in the lead role. A John Wick movie without John Wick at the lead might sound as difficult to pull off as a “Mission Impossible” movie without Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, or perhaps more fittingly a “Matrix” movie without Reeves’ Neo. And indeed, “Ballerina”— which follows the adventures of assassin Eve Macarro, played by Ana de Armas, who kills her way through a movie — is entertaining but never actually finds its footing.
After seven years serving in the position, University President Jim Ryan publicly announced his resignation Friday following demands from the Department of Justice for him to step down from the role. The Cavalier Daily invited University alumni to share their thoughts on the situation via email, and many who responded expressed negative feelings about the news.
Former Athletic Director Craig Littlepage is a Virginia legend.
Between April 11 and June 17, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division sent seven letters to University officials, according to documents obtained by The Cavalier Daily through a Freedom of information Act request.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of four new members to the Board of Visitors June 20 — James Donovan, Class of 1982 alumnus John F. Harris, Class of 1972 and 1974 alumnus H. Eugene Lockhart and Class of 1990 alumna Calvert Saunders Moore. The appointees began their terms Tuesday, officially marking the beginning of an entirely Youngkin-appointed Board.
Faculty members across the University expressed their shock and concern after the resignation of University President Jim Ryan last Friday, pressured by Trump’s Department of Justice. At the time of publication, around 160 faculty members have signed an open letter condemning political interference and urging the Board of Visitors, the University’s highest governing body, to resist pressure from the federal government.
Robert Hardie and Rachel Sheridan, outgoing and incoming Rectors of the Board of Visitors, announced Monday that Jennifer Wagner Davis, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will serve as acting University President effective on the date when President Jim Ryan formally leaves his position and until an interim President is appointed.