Sheridan said that since signing the Justice Department agreement, the University has seen a “dramatic rise in divisive politics."
The Board approved two new master's programs for the College at Wise — the Master of Technology Management and Data Analysis and the Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Family Nurse Practitioners.
The Board of Visitors Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee announced Friday that the University received an unmodified, or “clean”, audit opinion for fiscal year 2025, formally closing out a three-year process to resolve a material weakness in the University’s financial reporting
The Advancement Committee is responsible for fundraising campaigns, alumni affairs and public communications.
The Academic and Student Life Committee oversees University operations connected to student affairs, including athletics, safety, residential life and dining.
The fallout of federal cuts to lab funding, along with ensuing cuts and reorganizations of funding institutions more broadly, materializes in frozen grant money and unreviewed grants without future scheduled review dates.
The Board of Visitors Buildings and Grounds Committee met Thursday to approve an addition to the Major Capital Plan — the Steele Wing Renovation in the West Complex following interior flooding in April.
Although the University’s ranking dropped by 20 spots, FIRE included it within a group of schools the organization said have consistently fostered an environment conducive to protecting free expression.
In a statement to The Cavalier Daily, University Spokesperson Bethanie Glover said that the venue change was made to “minimize disruption” to the Lawn and the Rotunda during stage preparations for Lighting of the Lawn.
Sources qualified the search or elements of the search as “highly unusual” in large part because of the actions of Porter Wilkinson, who was at the time a member of the Board of Visitors and is now vice rector.
This week’s meetings will be the Board’s final gathering before Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger takes office in January.
The deans said that naming a president should be paused until the Board can establish the “conditions of trust” necessary for the next president to succeed.
The presidential search committee and the University’s external search firm announced Friday that the search would continue, despite a Faculty Senate resolution passed Nov. 14 which called for a pause.
Assoc. Sociology Prof. Ian Mullins acknowledged that FOIA can be a powerful tool for researchers and journalists, but claimed that some organizations and individuals use it as an intimidation tactic.
After submitting a six-section Freedom of Information Act Request to the University Sept. 18, State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Charlottesville, received 284 pages of records Oct. 29, pertaining to former University President Jim Ryan’s resignation this summer.
The outgoing governor claimed that Spanberger’s letter was “riddled with hyperbole and factual errors”
This affirms the authority of Virginia Senate Democrats, who have blocked over 20 of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to university governing boards since June.
The Faculty Senate met Friday to pass a resolution which requested that the University pause the ongoing search for the tenth president until all seats on the Board of Visitors are filled.
In the years since the attack and following external reviews of the incident, the University has reshaped its threat assessment infrastructure, expanded emergency alert systems, reorganized student accountability operations and significantly built out mental health services.
In the letter, Spanberger urged the Board to hold off on selecting finalists in the search and not to appoint a president until she has filled five current vacancies.
