Previously, all students, faculty and staff were required to be fully vaccinated, and the University announced a booster requirement prior to the start of the spring semester.

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The University will no longer require faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.

Last year due to a consistent elevated caseload of COVID-19 on and surrounding Grounds, ISC leadership split the formal recruitment process over the course of two weekends and will maintain the same structure for recruitment this year.

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Chambers said he “disagree[d] philosophically with the proposed changes,” adding that he would not vote in favor of confirming Bresticker’s proposed vice-chairs if the petition threshold was not increased.

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By Eva Surovell | 4 days ago

Honor’s donation of just over $2,000 to U.Va. Mutual Aid was finalized last week.

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One consistent pattern during Committee meetings last fall was a lack of attendance among representatives — the number of members present for any given meeting typically ranged from between 19 and 23 individuals out of 28 members total.

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The updates come amid a surge in cases locally and nationally due to the omicron variant.

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By Emma Gallagher , Lauren O'Neil , Rahul Sharma and Tanner Kissler | 4 days ago

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By Zach Rosenthal | 5 days ago

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Charlottesville from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning, with accumulations of 5 to 8 inches of snow expected.

The suspects stole the victim's purse at 2025 Ivy Road, before fleeing eastward toward Emmet Street.

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Robbery reported to Charlottesville Police early Friday morning

By Lauren O'Neil | 5 days ago

The general public may opt-in to receive emergency alerts — urgent warnings of an imminent threat on Grounds — by texting “UVA” to 226787.

Magill was the first woman to be named as chief academic officer at the University.

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By Eva Surovell and Emma Gallagher | 6 days ago

Magill joined the University in August 2019 after seven years at Stanford University.

The conference was attended by roughly 2500 people.

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U.Va. Center For Politics holds virtual event to commemorate one year since U.S. Capitol storming

By Lexi Baker | January 10, 2022

Statistics presented at the event included that at present there are 24 individuals running for office who participated in the Capitol storming, 50 QAnon connected people running for federal office, and at least 75 candidates running for Congress who believe that the Presidential election was stolen.

The meeting was the first to include new Council members Juandiego Wade and Brian Pinkston, who were elected to the Council in Nov. 2021.

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Lloyd Snook elected Mayor of Charlottesville during City Council’s first meeting of the year

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Snook was elected in a vote of 3-2.

Attendees will discuss Tibet’s cultural ethnicity that has been influenced by mainstream Chinese culture, its civilization, literary studies and film studies.

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U.Va. Tibet Center anticipates summer’s Sixth International Young Tibetologists seminar

By QingYang Wang | January 10, 2022

Traditionally, the Young Tibetologists seminar is held every three years to gather Tibetan study scholars from different parts of the world.

University leaders are also evaluating policies on teleworking, events and gatherings, and will share an update by the end of next week.

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U.Va. announces spring semester will begin as planned

By Maryann Xue , Eva Surovell , Ava MacBlane and Lauren O'Neil | January 7, 2022

The majority of classes will start in-person, though faculty and staff with extenuating circumstances may apply for a temporary exemption to teach virtually.

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Second snowfall of the week predicted to hit Charlottesville Thursday

By Zach Rosenthal | January 5, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts a reasonable worst-case scenario — which it describes as having a 1-in-10 chance of occurring — as 4.5 inches in Charlottesville.

The winter storm Monday dropped over five inches of wet snow and rain onto Charlottesville and the surrounding counties, leaving thousands without power for over 24 hours.

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U.Va. resumes normal operations Wednesday amidst local power outage

By Lauren O'Neil | January 5, 2022

The University resumed normal operations beginning Wednesday, per a University-wide email sent Tuesday by Chief Operating Officer J.J Davis.

Some areas of Virginia have already seen up to a foot of snow, with Dominion Energy reporting close to 250,000 customers without power as of Monday afternoon.

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U.Va. extends regular decision application deadline citing power outages due to snow

By Ava MacBlane | January 4, 2022

“We felt that offering until Wednesday would allow students to submit their application when their power returns,” Roberts said.

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First snow of the season set for Charlottesville area Monday

By Zach Rosenthal | January 2, 2022

Temperatures will be cold enough for the snowfall, which is expected to begin in Charlottesville around 1 a.m. Monday.

Two subjects were seen wearing masks inside the residence.

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Burglary reported in 1200 block of John Street

By Maryann Xue | December 30, 2021

The suspects are believed to have entered through kicking the back door and fled upon being confronted by the resident.

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U.Va. reports 54 faculty and staff COVID-19 cases, seven-day average positivity rate reaches 16.60% Monday

By Maryann Xue | December 28, 2021

There are currently 149 active cases in the University community, 118 of which come from faculty and staff.

A COLA class in the program gives students walking tours of University locations, including the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers and the Kitty Foster Memorial — the memorial is a metal structure which casts a shadow representative of what Foster's home looked like.

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