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Students were invited to sign the University's honor pledge following the ceremony.

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U.Va. Class of 2022 welcomed to Grounds in convocation ceremony

By Colleen Schinderle | August 27, 2018

University President Jim Ryan and Medical School alumna Dr. Vivian Pinn were among the speakers at Sunday’s event.

Designed to memorialize the thousands of individuals who built and maintained the University, the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers will sit near Brooks Hall.

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Commission report outlines U.Va.’s slaveholding history

By Colleen Schinderle | August 27, 2018

The President’s Commission on Slavery and the University released its cumulative report in late July.

Former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy was tasked with leading an independent review of how officials responded to the white supremacist events in Charlottesville in the summer of 2017. Pictured: Heaphy speaking at a press conference in December 2017.

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Tim Heaphy named as U.Va.’s top lawyer

By Jake Gold | August 23, 2018

Heaphy led an independent review that described the University Police Department's response to the white supremacist torchlit march at U.Va. as "woefully inadequate."

Until financial aid awards are available on students' SIS accounts, they receive the message "Inquiry access denied."

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‘Definitely nerve-racking’: Delays in financial aid office leave students in the dark

By Alexis Gravely | August 17, 2018

With the fall semester looming, some students question their financial ability to return to U.Va.

University President Jim Ryan addresses the crowd at Old Cabell Hall.

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‘We are sorry’: University President Jim Ryan delivers remarks on one-year anniversary of violent torchlit march at U.Va.

By CD News Staff | August 11, 2018

“We do nothing more than recognize our common humanity to say to those who were attacked around the statue last year: I am sorry,” Ryan said Saturday. “We are sorry.”

U.Va. Students United is planning to gather at the North Plaza of the Rotunda Saturday night.

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U.Va. imposes greater security measures ahead of student-led demonstration

By Gracie Kreth and Jake Gold | August 10, 2018

Metal detectors and crowd size limits will be among the security measures imposed Saturday night on a planned demonstration by student activism group U.Va. Students United at the North Plaza of the Rotunda.

State trooper vehicles stationed in the parking lot beside the Lambeth Field residence area, where many personnel are being housed.

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Heightened law enforcement draws concerns from U.Va. students

By Maggie Servais | August 10, 2018

The heightened police presence on and around Grounds has been a cause for alarm among some students, particularly within minority communities.

M. Elizabeth “Liz” Magill (left) will serve as executive vice president and provost, and Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis (right) will be executive vice president and chief operating officer.  They will be the first women to hold these positions at U.Va.

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U.Va. names new provost and chief operating officer

By Maggie Servais | August 3, 2018

The announcement marks the University's first appointments of a female provost and chief operating officer.

Jim Ryan's formal presidential inauguration ceremony will be held Oct. 19.

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Jim Ryan lays out plan, vision for his term as U.Va.’s ninth President

By Geremia Di Maro | August 2, 2018

Ryan said his approach to the presidency would be driven by a commitment to serve others — at the University and beyond.

The legacy admissions program in place at the University may have implications on the racial composition of the student body — while the University does accept students of all races, legacies skew white.

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Legacy applicants admitted to U.Va. at nearly two times the rate of non-legacies in 2018

By Maggie Servais and Jake Gold | July 2, 2018

The term “legacy,” as used by the Office of Admission, refers to children or live-in stepchildren of University alumni.

The proposed renovations to Alderman would cut a significant amount of space for physical books.

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Sullivan responds to petition to preserve Alderman stacks

By Jake Gold | June 25, 2018

Outgoing President Teresa Sullivan and Provost Thomas Katsouleas recently sent a message to two University faculty members to respond to their petition.

Outgoing University President Teresa Sullivan delivered her final remarks as president to the Board of Visitors earlier this month.

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Teresa Sullivan addresses Board of Visitors for final time as U.Va.'s president

By Geremia Di Maro | June 18, 2018

The June 8 board meeting was Sullivan’s last one as president of the University.

The patient, "Jane Doe," was taken to the University Health System Emergency Room after attempting suicide.

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Patient sues U.Va. Health System employees for alleged due process violations

By Kate Bellows and Jake Gold | June 14, 2018

The lawsuit claims, among other things, that hospital staff took blood and urine samples against a patient's will and without her consent.

While offering guiding principles for the display of historic symbols on Grounds, the report did not weigh in on specific symbols, such as statues or plaques.

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U.Va. releases report on future of the historic landscape

By Maggie Servais | June 13, 2018

The Deans Working Group has presented a final report from the Advisory Committee on the Future of the Historic Landscape at the University to President Teresa Sullivan.

Outgoing University Provost Tom Katsouleas presented the preliminary statistics for the incoming Class of 2022 to the Academic and Student Life committee of the Board of Visitors last Friday.

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Class of 2022 admission statistics presented to U.Va.’s Board of Visitors

By Geremia Di Maro | June 12, 2018

About 3,700 students are expected to be enrolled at the University this fall, which will be U.Va.’s largest class ever.

A petition was recently circulated requesting a substantial reduction in the percentage of cuts to the print collection in Alderman. The renovation will increase seating and study spaces for users.

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Alderman Library renovation plans to proceed forward

By Emma Bradford | June 8, 2018

The planned Alderman renovations will reduce print material shelving and create new study spaces.

Construction for the $160 million dollar renovation project — which includes the protested shelving cuts — is slated to begin in 2020, per approval by the University's Board of Visitors.

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Petition to preserve Alderman Library shelf space garners hundreds of signatures

By Victoria Dancu | June 3, 2018

The petition calls on the Board of Visitors "to withhold approval of the planned renovations of Alderman Library until losses to its shelving capacity can be brought much closer to zero."

Outgoing University President Teresa Sullivan will consult for her alma mater, Michigan State University, as the MSU Board of Trustees searches for a new president.

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Sullivan to assist Michigan State University in search for new president

By Jake Gold | May 29, 2018

Then-MSU President Lou Anna Simon resigned in January after news reports revealed that MSU physician Larry Nassar sexually abused more than 150 women.

The commission will study the University’s role during segregation in order to provide advice and recommendations to the University president.

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U.Va. announces appointments to the President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation

By Kate Bellows | May 24, 2018

Kirt von Daacke and Andrea Douglas will co-chair the commission, which is chartered for four years and will commence this fall.

At Final Exercises on Saturday and Sunday, University President Teresa Sullivan delivered two commencement addresses.

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Sullivan headlines commencement as outgoing University president

By Eliza Haverstock | May 20, 2018

Sullivan’s speeches both centered on a core theme of resilience.

U.Va. Class of 2022 welcomed to Grounds in convocation ceremony

Commission report outlines U.Va.’s slaveholding history

Tim Heaphy named as U.Va.’s top lawyer

‘Definitely nerve-racking’: Delays in financial aid office leave students in the dark

‘We are sorry’: University President Jim Ryan delivers remarks on one-year anniversary of violent torchlit march at U.Va.

U.Va. imposes greater security measures ahead of student-led demonstration

Heightened law enforcement draws concerns from U.Va. students

U.Va. names new provost and chief operating officer

Jim Ryan lays out plan, vision for his term as U.Va.’s ninth President

Legacy applicants admitted to U.Va. at nearly two times the rate of non-legacies in 2018

Sullivan responds to petition to preserve Alderman stacks

Teresa Sullivan addresses Board of Visitors for final time as U.Va.'s president

Patient sues U.Va. Health System employees for alleged due process violations

U.Va. releases report on future of the historic landscape

Class of 2022 admission statistics presented to U.Va.’s Board of Visitors

Alderman Library renovation plans to proceed forward

Petition to preserve Alderman Library shelf space garners hundreds of signatures

Sullivan to assist Michigan State University in search for new president

U.Va. announces appointments to the President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation

Sullivan headlines commencement as outgoing University president

VOROBYEVA: Renovate the motels

Aggravated assault reported in the 800 block of W Main Street

Apple pie to comfort the soul

How an aspiring young basketball player transformed into one of the top lacrosse players in the country

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. appears before court in-person for the first time

Attorney General Jason Miyares selects law firm to lead external investigation

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. appears before court in-person for the first time

School of Architecture to change academic eligibility for student employment positions

Aggravated assault reported in the 800 block of W Main Street

No. 3 men’s basketball handles Florida State 62-57 in ACC Opener

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