The decision follows a review of SHW by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Swensen said that U.Va. Health already provides comprehensive contraceptive services and will continue to do so.
Jim Ryan, former University president and School of Law professor, resigned as president June 27, 2025.
Within hours of taking office, Spanberger appointed 27 members total across the governing boards at the University, George Mason and VMI.
Virginia’s congressional primaries will take place Aug. 4 this year, marking the first time in over a decade that the Commonwealth is not holding its nominating contests in the month of June.
“The University is much more than its leadership writ large, and I think [that is] really important to remember,” Sullivan said.
Over the past five years, the University has seen a 61.3 percent increase in total applications.
Cabinet confirmations are typically finalized prior to the summer session. However, the traditional process was delayed due to the postponement of the inauguration of Michael Mitchell, Student Council president and rising fourth-year Commerce student, last spring.
SB 494 was introduced Jan. 13 and in addition to requiring one voting faculty, staff and student representative on each board, it would have increased the membership terms of each member of a governing board from four to six years.
After two years of planning a response to a student petition with 2,500 signatures, U.Va. launched a Women’s Studies program to correct gender biases in academia.
The new legislation places limits on federal graduate student borrowing for certain graduate school degree programs, and in some cases, the funding limits fall below the cost of tuition and attendance.
Here is a closer look at how Beardsley’s early tenure compares to that of his predecessor, Ryan.
Approximately one year since Ryan’s resignation, and six months since the appointment of University President Scott Beardsley and the reconstitution of the Board, many groups still remain hesitant to fully trust University leadership, and are asking it to continue investigating the events of the last year.
Solomon joined Batten in September 2019 as the school’s third dean, and in 2024, the University appointed him to serve a second, five-year term.
Here is a look at its areas of reform focus within the higher education landscape and notable actions it has taken against universities to instill its desired changes.
