Last year, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign revoked a job offer to Prof. Steven Salaita after he posted a string of anti-Israel comments on social media.
It is important for journalists to exercise discretion over what material is private and what is newsworthy — and it is understandable for individuals who are not in the public eye to expect a reporter to respect requests for privacy.
What distinguishes the events at Yale and Missouri is the severe disconnect between student protest and administrators’ responses to that protest.
The creation of an advising center in Clemons is a welcome change for an advising system that has long needed improvement.
A desire to maintain — or perhaps, not further damage — U.Va.’s reputation likely fueled these attempts to intervene as well, especially in light of the three high-profile controversies of the last academic school year.
While liberal arts degrees have inherent value for many students, they are not proving particularly useful for all who hold a bachelor of arts degree. Some students are discovering that, in order to gain employment, they need to supplement their BA with a skills-based education.
Making necessary standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT more accessible may encourage high schoolers who may not otherwise apply to college to do so.
As October comes to an end, the Managing Board recounts some notable numbers.
While a 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. shift more than bookends a general socializing timeline and certain extra days are built in to this system, it is insufficient to hold coverage on Friday and Saturday nights, and not on Thursday nights.
When considering Sullivan’s leadership, it is important to take into account the entire context of her presidency, which has only lasted five years so far. Sullivan’s leadership has seen highs and lows — and, largely due to chance, more lows than highs.
One element of the University that makes inclusion particularly difficult is the physical layout of our school; for students, faculty, administrators or visitors who have accessibility needs, navigating the University’s terrain can often prove difficult.
So far, the investigation has been kept relatively under wraps. It’s not even clear whether the bureau is pursuing the accrediting council or the colleges under its accreditation. If the bureau is pursuing the accreditor, this would be an unprecedented shift in the bureau’s watchdog activity.
Punitive measures like expulsion may serve as negative reinforcement for students not to cheat — but that doesn’t have to be the only measure in place to stop cheating. Promoting a community of trust shouldn’t preclude us from taking small, preventative steps.
Despite cost and familial obstacles, students appear to get STI screenings in significant numbers.
In its current layout, the Downtown Mall — which is undeniably the social hub of Charlottesville, though University students may not always frequent it — is not particularly open.
University students may begin their college careers with anything in-between a comprehensive sex education or none at all. And this should certainly trouble us, as colleges are understood to be sexually active places where students may have multiple partners.
At a student government level, it is especially easy to implement measures for internal oversight, and the executive board of Student Council is responsible for adhering to the bylaws they have campaigned to enforce or improve.
When it comes to maintaining enough resources for these students, we should always think a step ahead, not find ourselves catching up.
As September comes to a close, the managing board recounts some notable numbers.
At the University, we see our own disturbing trends of voter turnout: in last year’s student elections, only 30.8 percent of the student body voted. That number was five points lower in 2014.
