Student Council convened for their weekly general body meeting Tuesday, where they heard from the University Police Department and Office of Emergency Management regarding the University’s response to the Edgar Shannon Library active attacker threat Nov. 3.
An analysis from the University’s Office of Institutional Research and Analytics shows a steady increase in undergraduate cumulative grade point averages over the past 15 years at the University.
The Offstage Theater Company worked alongside University students and Charlottesville locals to create “Barhoppers,” an ensemble that performed short plays about bars, in bars.
Co-chairs oversee senior residents and vice chairs while serving as primary liaisons between resident staff and administrators involved in residential life.
Early voting officially began Friday for the April 21 redistricting referendum, in which Virginia voters will decide whether the Commonwealth can join other states in a national mid-decade redistricting war.
The University entered into a settlement agreement with the Justice Department Oct. 22, agreeing to comply with federal guidance after receiving accusations of unlawful discrimination in admissions and hiring.
Craig Kent, former chief executive officer of U.Va. Health, filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 23 seeking more than $34 million in damages against the law firm and individual attorneys whose report to the University Board of Visitors preceded his resignation last year.
The University’s Spring 2026 student elections drew the largest voter turnout for the Student Council presidential race in recent years.
Following the United States’ recent series of military strikes against Iran Feb. 28, the University’s Miller Center hosted a pop-up event on Zoom Wednesday.
The full Board of Visitors met Thursday afternoon for the first time since the appointment of Rector Carlos Brown, Vice Rector Victoria Harker and eight other new Board members by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).
The Health System Board is a subcommittee of the Board of Visitors that oversees the operations of the University Medical Center, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee oversees maintenance and construction of University buildings and is responsible for matters related to the University’s land use.
Attendees praised the Council for its February resolution condemning ICE in Charlottesville and asked that it take a more hardline stance against the agency’s actions.
The University’s chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity is under interim suspension as of Feb. 25 according to Marsh Pattie, associate vice president for student affairs.
The full Board meeting will conclude with a Board-wide discussion with University leadership led by University President Scott Beardsley.
