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(12/14/21 1:34am)
The Board of Visitors’ Finance Committee approved increases in tuition and fees for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years Friday morning. The Committee met in-person at the Rotunda at 8:30 a.m. with a live stream option for public viewing.
(11/19/21 12:48am)
After hours of public comment from local residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Charlottesville City Council voted to pass the Comprehensive Plan in its public hearing Monday night. The plan includes a new Future Land Use Map, which has been a controversial subject in recent months due to concerns over zoning and housing density.
(11/08/21 5:26am)
Charlottesville City Council held a special meeting Friday to announce Marc Woolley as the new city manager. During another City Council meeting earlier that week, Councilors and members of the public expressed aggravation over a stunt on Oct. 29 during which individuals affiliated with the Lincoln Project mimicked the events of the “Unite the Right'' rally in front of Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s tour bus.
(09/23/21 3:03am)
The University Board of Visitors is scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday in the Rotunda to vote on and discuss various committee proposals, strategic plan initiatives and goals for the academic and fiscal year. The meetings will occur in open and closed sessions and will be held in-person for the first time since before the beginning of the pandemic.
(09/17/21 8:55pm)
Update: As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, the University Police Department concluded the alleged vandalism was a "false alarm" based on full review of footage. Read our further coverage here.
(08/10/21 10:27pm)
The Student Council International Student Affairs Committee has arranged a system of transportation for students returning to Charlottesville for the upcoming semester. The initiative will provide two low-cost AirBus rides from Dulles International Airport — the closest major international airport — to Grounds on Aug. 16 and 18 before move-in for students living on Grounds begins Aug. 18.
(04/09/21 4:00am)
Ellen Yates, Student Council president and fourth-year College student, Darynha Gnep, vice president for administration and fourth-year Education student and Shefalika Prasad, vice president for organizations, and fourth-year College student discussed their time on the executive board of Student Council this past year. The three reflected upon accomplishments during their terms as well as hopes for the new administration.
(03/19/21 5:25am)
Employees of the University’s Facilities Management Division were directed to take down a paper sign from the door of a fourth-year Lawn resident last week, according to a letter from Housing and Residence Life which the student posted on Twitter March 12. The tweet also included a photo of the sign alongside the letter and a caption saying “f—k uva.”
(03/03/21 3:54am)
Alice Randall — New York Times best-selling novelist, award-winning songwriter and faculty member at Vanderbilt University — spoke over Zoom about her most recent novel, “Black Bottom Saints,” to approximately 40 members of the University community Monday. Randall’s speech marked the end of Black History Month as well as the first day of Women’s History Month.
(03/01/21 3:03am)
While the majority of classes have shifted online due to the pandemic, many classes that meet in-person on Grounds still have a remote option so that students not attending class in person can join their classmates through Zoom. As a result, professors have had to adapt to teaching in ways that are inclusive of students both online and in the classroom.
(02/02/21 4:52am)
There are currently 127 active cases of COVID-19 within the University community, according to the University’s COVID-19 tracker. This number includes cases from students, faculty, staff and contracted employees. There were 26 new cases on Friday, 9 on Saturday and 7 on Sunday. Active cases refer to individuals who have tested positive during the last 10 days and are required to go into isolation.
(01/31/21 4:38am)
University President Jim Ryan hosted a virtual town hall meeting with other University leaders and public health experts Thursday to discuss the upcoming semester. University health experts presented COVID-19 case trends and plans for testing and vaccinations. This was followed by a question-and-answer session with University leadership.
(12/16/20 7:28pm)
The U.Va. Health System received around 3,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning, according to an internal email sent to the Health System. The first vaccine was administered Tuesday afternoon to Dr. Ebony Hilton, an associate professor of anesthesiology in the School of Medicine, and then to doctors, nurses, environmental science workers and pharmacists at high-risk of contracting the disease while working.
(11/11/20 1:12am)
The University is offering all students a COVID-19 test ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday this year, regardless of whether they live on- or off-Grounds. Additionally, students are asked to not return to Grounds after the break and to instead take finals at home, one of several changes the University made this year to discourage travel in the hopes of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
(11/04/20 12:29am)
University Democrats and College Republicans have ramped up get-out-the-vote efforts in recent weeks in preparation for Tuesday’s general election. Though COVID-19 has impacted each group’s operations this semester, club members have been gathering outdoors in masked and socially distanced groups, as well as virtually over Zoom, to participate in campaigning events.
(09/30/20 12:55am)
The University’s COVID-19 protocols for the fall semester have led to decreased student interest for the Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard team, club softball, club tennis, and the Virginia Dance Company by around 50 percent.
(09/03/20 4:39pm)
A “Die-In” demonstration held by U.Va. Young Democratic Socialists of America, Charlottesville Democratic Socialists of America and the United Campus Workers of Virginia at U.Va. attracted approximately 50 protesters to symbolically pretend to lie dead on the Lawn on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the University’s reopening plans.
(05/09/20 7:30pm)
Elections for the University Judiciary Committee were held through Zoom April 25. These elections determined the voting members on the Executive Committee — Chair, Vice Chair for Trials, Vice Chair for First Years, Vice Chair for Sanctions and Vice Chair for Graduate Students.
(05/01/20 1:17am)
This week, Student Council released preliminary results of its COVID-19 survey aimed at gathering student feedback on how the University handled COVID-19 adjustments. The survey received 1,386 responses out of the nearly 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the University.
(04/14/20 6:46am)
The University’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers was scheduled for a public dedication on April 11, but the implications of COVID-19 have led to a great deal of obstacles and uncertainty surrounding its completion. As a result, construction is slated to be completed at the end of April, and the public dedication is postponed indefinitely.