“I see a community that opens wide the door to opportunity for first-generation, low- and middle-income students,” University President Jim Ryan said while outlining the policy.
University President Jim Ryan will be inaugurated Friday as U.Va.'s ninth president, with a number of events planned throughout the weekend.
The letter includes calls for increased Hispanic/Latinx representation among faculty and expanded support staff in Multicultural Student Services.
U.Va.’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors is objecting to the reappointment of the School of Law Prof. Mimi Riley as the non-voting faculty member of the University’s Board of Visitors, the group said in a press release Tuesday.
After recent off-Grounds crimes did not result in the issuance of timely warnings or community alerts, some students are asking what warrants a notification.
At its Tuesday meeting, Student Council heard an overview of the University’s $1.8 billion budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year.
This gift from Chris and Carrie Shumway — graduates of the Commerce School — will progress collaboration efforts between the McIntire School of Commerce and the University’s School of Medicine.
The event featured a presentation by designers working on the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.
The University paid $259,227 for labor and overtime, $24,612 for equipment, $37,853 for meals and $101,289 for lodging, training and transportation.
Renovations will take away shelving space from the interior of Alderman stacks, but there is disagreement as to the quantity.
The demolition of the Cavalier Inn is part of a redevelopment project along the Ivy Corridor.
Student Council, University Democrats and College Republicans have been pushing for no exams — and eventually, classes — on Election Day.
Ryan outlined his priorities in an interview with The Cavalier Daily earlier this month.
The new degree programs remain subject to approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Former University administrator Betsy Ackerson filed the lawsuit in February 2017.
The Alderman Library renovations are expected to begin in 2020 and cost $160 million.
The four-story, 156,000 gross square feet Student Health and Wellness Center will include the Student Disability Access Center, Office of Health Promotion and the University's Kinesiology Department.
The original budget for the memorial was $6 million, but after contractors estimated the project would cost at least $7 million, the budget was raised to match the updated figure.
Wage employees are not eligible for paid family leave, but can receive unpaid job-protected absence for 12 weeks.
The University has not changed its academic operating schedule as of Tuesday evening.
