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(03/03/21 8:29pm)
University President Jim Ryan notified graduating students that Final Exercises will not be held as usual this May in an email to the Class of 2021 Wednesday. Ryan said the decision was made based on the size of gatherings permitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as travel advisories. In a separate statement, Ryan also announced the postponement of Final Exercises for the Class of 2020 until the summer of 2022.
(03/02/21 12:56am)
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(02/26/21 9:16pm)
In separate statements issued Friday, both the Inter-Sorority Council and Inter-Fraternity Council suspended all in-person gatherings, effective immediately. The ISC ban will be in place until at least March 12 while the IFC said it plans to reevaluate its suspension at the end of March.
(03/23/21 3:42am)
The University Police Department hired its first-ever diversity, equity and inclusion manager in December. The Department selected Cortney Hawkins, education assistant at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and law student at the Birmingham School of Law, to hold the position.
(02/18/21 3:13am)
What has been a series of wintry weeks in Charlottesville looks to continue on Thursday as a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain approaches the region. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow accumulations between two to four inches, ice accumulations to around a quarter inch and sleet.
(02/16/21 11:19pm)
The University banned all in-person gatherings and urged students living on and off Grounds to restrict movement outside residences to essential activities in a University-wide email Tuesday afternoon. The announcement comes following a “troubling” increase in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant of the virus. The policy will go into effect Tuesday at 7 p.m. and will be reevaluated Feb. 26.
(02/13/21 4:29am)
The National Weather Service is once again alerting Charlottesville-Albemarle residents to the possibility of winter weather in the University community following a snowstorm Thursday night that resulted in four to five inches of snow, hazardous travel and the cancellation of in-person classes Friday.
(02/06/21 7:27pm)
The National Weather Service has issued another Winter Storm Warning for the Charlottesville area as a quick-hitting winter storm is forecast to hit the Mid-Atlantic region from midnight to noon on Sunday.
(01/31/21 12:34am)
In the lead-up to what appears to be Charlottesville’s first serious winter storm of the season, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow accumulations of four to eight inches.
(01/29/21 10:10pm)
The University announced in an update Friday that first-year applicants for undergraduate admission will not be required to submit standardized test scores in the Fall 2022 and 2023 application cycles.
(01/29/21 2:48am)
In order to accelerate the distribution of vaccines to the community, U.Va. Health has relied on its 600-member vaccination volunteer team — made up of nurses, physicians, EMTs, nurse practitioners, faculty in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine and others who vaccinate within their scope of practice. All members of the vaccination team are paid volunteers and members of the U.Va. Hospital network, and the team has grown in size substantially since vaccinations at U.Va. Health began Dec. 15.
(12/18/20 7:43pm)
University President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday that more than $30 million will be invested towards STEM research and the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies.
(12/09/20 10:59pm)
The University’s Board of Visitors will meet electronically Thursday and Friday in both open and closed sessions to discuss various financing plans for new construction at the University — including the School of Data Science — as well as establishing four new professorships in a variety of different fields.
(12/08/20 7:20am)
When the University reopened its doors in early September amid the ongoing pandemic, many wondered how its testing and housing capacity would fare in comparison to other colleges that were forced to quickly send students home due to growing COVID-19 cases.
(11/23/20 11:10pm)
Commerce Prof. Jeffery Leopold is facing backlash from Student Council and the Organization of African Students at U.Va. for racially insensitive comments he made during a Zoom session of his Foundations of Commerce class Oct 2.
(11/09/20 7:12pm)
The University plans to continue the opt-in credit/general credit/no credit grading policy it adopted halfway through the fall semester for J-Term classes and the spring 2021 semester, Provost Liz Magill announced in a University-wide email Monday afternoon. The decision comes after consultation with students, deans and faculty members, Magill said.
(11/07/20 8:32pm)
On a historic Saturday morning, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States, making incumbent Donald J. Trump a one-term president — the first in 28 years. Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will make history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president in the White House.
(11/02/20 11:26pm)
University President Jim Ryan offered students advice and guidance in dealing with the results of Election Day in a University-wide email Monday afternoon.
(11/02/20 11:24pm)
During an hour-long town hall for parents Friday, University President Jim Ryan and other members of administration discussed how the fall semester has progressed as well as challenges the University faces heading into the spring semester.
(10/29/20 4:52am)
As Election Day draws nearer, some students and professors are calling on the University to cancel classes on Election Day to encourage students and faculty to take the time to vote.