The University’s top three highest-paid employees include University President Scott Beardsley, Jim Ryan, tenured Law professor and former University president, and Mitchell Rosner, U.Va. Health chief executive officer.
The review by both firms followed a letter of no confidence sent Sept. 5, 2024 to the Board of Visitors, in which 128 U.Va. Physicians Group-employed faculty demanded the removal of Kent and Kibbe.
Despite having a long-term career in the private sector working in consulting, Beardsley shifted towards education leadership in 2015 and, more than 10 years later, will begin his position as the University’s president today.
To recount the University’s search for its 10th president, here is a closer look at the timeline.
For many students, the news of this appointment seemed surprising following the many pleas for the Board to pause their selection process
The University’s Board of Visitors met in a special meeting Friday and officially appointed Scott Beardsley, current dean of the Darden School of Business, as the University’s 10th president
Youngkin and Earle-Sears appear to have stood alone in congratulatory reactions from state officials, as Democrats moved quickly to say they were not backing down from the fight to stop the appointment.
A common theme among reactions gathered was frustration with the Board’s timing.
The University admitted 1,225 students Friday from a pool of 5,108 applicants, yielding an acceptance rate of 23 percent for in-state applicants and 25 percent for out-of-state applicants.
The One Big Beautiful Bill will necessitate that U.Va. Health will have to do more uncompensated care and indigent care, which will increase the costs of the business.
Beardsley was chosen out of four finalist candidates
Two additional discussions focused on the extension of the Representation and Governance committee — a temporary committee established in Spring 2025 — and a new course materials platform the University plans to introduce, titled One Access.
Mahoney hailed the agreement as “a great win for the Commonwealth” and for the University despite multiple senators having expressed discontent with the agreement through letters sent to the University.
The Finance Committee is responsible for the University’s financial affairs and business operations, managing the budget, tuition and student fees.
Sheridan said that since signing the Justice Department agreement, the University has seen a “dramatic rise in divisive politics."
