After roughly 180 graduate students received late stipends in December 2022, the union sent an open letter to University leaders before organizing other forms of collective action.
Rojas will end her term as the Board’s student member in June, when she will then be succeeded by Lisa Kopelnik, current third-year College student and University Judiciary Committee chair.
The University has faced several cybersecurity threats recently, with the latest coming in the form of misleading email scams to students.
The University requested approval from the Board on proposed contracts with Cardinal Health LLC, a pharmaceutical company that will provide CAR T-cell therapies — a therapy used to treat cancer.
The Committee also reviewed a series of current and potential affordable housing investments across the Charlottesville area.
The Committee will continue to meet throughout the course of the semester as they work towards a final product.
The University announced the task force in December with the goal of developing a better understanding of the experience of religious students and faculty on Grounds.
Solomon’s term has been marked by a variety of tumultuous global events, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Kendrick will serve as the second woman to hold the position, following current dean, Risa Goluboff.
The percentage of addmitted out-of-state first-time freshmen enrolling at Wise has decreased to 3 percent.
The Committee also voted to raise the income level needed to qualify for free tuition and fees.
Ryan said this controversy has prompted him to consider how the University should respond to all social and political issues.
The Committee completed seven audits and two investigations.
Ian Baucom, Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Virginia, introduced “The Path to Research Preeminence" as a component of the 2030 plan.
Members will wait to vote on the proposal until the Board's next set of meetings this March.
The Honor the Future campaign was launched in 2019 to raise funds for the University’s pillars of education, democracy and research.
The Office of Student Affairs maintained that no University information systems were harmed in the breach.
This is the first year that the full Board meeting has been split into two sessions.
Former provost Trisha Folds-Bennett resigned this summer due to personal and professional reasons.
The Board also highlighted progress in fundraising for student scholarships and faculty endowments under Bicentennial funds.
