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(11/30/17 5:04am)
A group of about 50 University graduate students, as well as members of the faculty and administration, met on Wednesday in Newcomb Hall in an effort to press elected officials to oppose a national tax reform bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 16. The effort comes as the Senate is slated to vote on its own tax plan in the next coming days.
(11/09/17 3:48am)
Student Council’s Diversity Engagement Committee launched Disability Awareness Week Monday with a meeting of the Chronically Ill and Disabled Cavaliers, a student-run organization to create fellowship for disabled and chronically ill individuals. Followed by a panel on intersectional disability identities, this week’s events aim to promote dialogue about issues faced by students with disabilities and reduce the stigma surrounding disabilities.
(11/06/17 6:10am)
RISE Charlottesville held its first news conference Oct. 26, announcing an effort to distribute petitions to recall all five members of the Charlottesville City Council. The group’s founders claim that the Council has been overtaken by “groupthink” and members are neglecting their duties by focusing on social issues.
(10/20/17 3:27am)
The University is partnering with the Slave Dwelling Project in a four-day symposium to spark dialogue about the history and legacy of slavery at the University and other public institutions. The Slave Dwelling Project held a discussion Wednesday night on race and slavery at the University followed by an overnight stay in Pavillion Garden IX located behind McGuffey Cottage, an outbuilding of the Academical Village formerly used as a slave living and work space.
(09/28/17 6:07am)
This semester marks the piloting of the New College Curriculum by a cohort of the Class of 2021. Approximately 600 first-year students are enrolled in the New College Curriculum, which includes courses on Engaging Differences. Assoc. History Prof. Tico Braun teaches one of these courses titled “The Individual and Society,” which examines historical and contemporary issues and how they relate to and are shaped by both individuals and society.