University shifts towards non-tenure track professors
American colleges and universities are using an increased number of visiting or adjunct professors to teach classes that would otherwise have been taught by tenured professors.
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American colleges and universities are using an increased number of visiting or adjunct professors to teach classes that would otherwise have been taught by tenured professors.
The Culture Working Group of the President’s Ad Hoc Group met Wednesday to address cultural norms and issues surrounding sexual assault at the University.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Portlight Strategies Inc. and the Hampton Roads Regional Catastrophic Planning Team hosted a “Getting It Right” workshop Tuesday and Wednesday to promote emergency preparedness and response.
The Madison House independent student volunteer center announced that University alumnus Tim Freilich will take over as its new executive director Tuesday. Freilich earned his B.A. and J.D. at the University, where he also received the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Public Service.
Although the Charlottesville Police Department has faced a staffing shortage for several years, Charlottesville crime rates have still declined over the past decade.
The Virginia Department of Health has determined a norovirus to be the cause of the recent bout of gastrointestinal illness among University students. It is still unknown, however, whether the source of the outbreak is food-borne or from person-to-person contact.
CustomInk announced Thursday the completion of its multi-million dollar facility expansion in Charlottesville Thursday. The project marks the fourth major facility opening for the company during 2014, according to a company press release.
The Virginia Department of Health recently launched an Ebola hotline to help answer concerned Virginians’ questions and provide the most up-to-date information available on the virus.
The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Committee reconvened Thursday to discuss updates on a project which aims to reduce congestion and improve safety and movement of traffic from Route 29 onto the Route 250 Bypass, as well as improve the flow of traffic continuing south on Route 29 — or Emmet Street — into Charlottesville.
A copperhead snake was spotted on Grounds Wednesday near the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering building. Engineering graduate student Christina Pappas came across the snake around 8:30 a.m.
Charlottesville’s general registrar and a former electoral board member are facing several felony charges regarding the improper use of city-owned cellphones. General Registrar Sheri Owen and former electoral board member Bettye Commander are facing charges of misuse of public funds and embezzlement dating back to 2011.
Nearly 100 University students gathered in Minor Hall Thursday night to commemorate the events of 9/11 during the second annual Never Forget ceremony. The University’s Young Americans for Freedom hosted the event along with the Burke Society, University Democrats and College Republicans.
Sigma Nu’s national leadership announced Wednesday it will suspend the charter of the fraternity’s Beta chapter at the University. The University terminated its Fraternal Organization Agreement with Sigma Nu April 17.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, spoke to students in Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s “Introduction to American Politics” class Monday — the last public official to speak in one of Sabato’s introductory classes after 35 years of teaching.
A University student was robbed near Humphreys House this Saturday at approximately 5:40 a.m. by an unidentified suspect.
Former University lacrosse player George W. Huguely V, who was convicted in 2012 of killing his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love, also a former University lacrosse player, appealed his second-degree murder conviction to the Virginia Supreme Court Monday, according to NBC 29. Huguely was denied a rehearing of his appeal Saturday after a Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction in early March.
Sunday marked the beginning of Honor Week, an education and outreach initiative sponsored by the Honor Committee. With a packed schedule of giveaways, discussions and other events, the Committee hopes to increase student participation in the community and highlight new honor-sponsored programs.
A new Charlottesville charity plans to build the first long-term shelter for human trafficking survivors in the city by next January.
The University announced it had cancelled classes at 6 a.m. Monday, March 3, marking the third instructional day the University has lost to snow this academic year. Classes restart Tuesday at 10 a.m.