In a 3-2 vote May 4, the Charlottesville City Council reversed a December ruling by the City's Board of Architectural Review, granting “The Mark at Charlottesville” a necessary Certificate of Appropriateness for construction.
The first topic that Antholis and Dickerson discussed was how the field of journalism has changed over the years, specifically since the era of investigative journalism that uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1972.
A new Artificial Intelligence laboratory was announced as a joint venture between the University libraries and the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences April 17.
Vega leaves with a slew of accomplishments — such as keeping a diversity, equity and inclusion committee alive to hold events for underrepresented students and planning Valedictory Exercises — and is committed to serve as a Trustee for the next four years.
In a 4-3 decision Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling which affirmed the Tazewell County Circuit’s position on redistricting, nullifying the results of the Commonwealth’s contested April 21 redistricting vote.
Final examinations are still occurring at the University and are set to conclude Friday, but University students lost Canvas access Thursday afternoon.
According to the University Bookstore Executive Director Cristy Huffman, the University has seen a roughly 27 percent increase in blue books sales from April 2024-25 to April 2025-26.
Frost, who testified to Congress Feb. 25, 2025 on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, explained that the executive order challenges the traditional interpretation of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment.
According to Andrea Seese, associate director of promotions and events, Flash Grants are capped at $10,000 per recipient and awarded throughout the semester.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed 21 bills into law by April 7 focused on K-12 education.
Mitchell said he plans to prioritize building Student Council’s long-term financial stability through an endowment, expanding access and awareness of mental health resources and increasing the Council’s visibility and engagement with the broader student body.
Representatives also swore in third-year College student Saehee Pérez as Student Council vice president for administration and third-year Batten student Harper Tran as vice president for organizations.
The University’s Office of Engagement, housed within the External Relations office, hosted their final webinar of the semester in their “Leader to Leader — Insights from U.Va. Leadership” series Wednesday which featured Lori McMahon, University vice president for research and professor of Neuroscience.
According to representatives from the International Studies Office, the ban on issuing student visas is prompting many students to consider extending their studies at the University to remain in the United States.
The Honor Committee met Sunday for its final meeting of the 2025-26 academic year to discuss a recommendation of how to handle student unresponsiveness after students are notified of an alleged violation of the University’s honor code.
As the Spring 2026 semester comes to an end and final exams commence, groups across the University are providing students with resources to support their mental and academic wellbeing during finals week Thursday through May 8.
Objectives detailed by Gilmore include communication with University administration, overseeing the UBE’s budget, increasing student engagement and conducting an annual internal review.
Charlottesville’s two downtown parking garages began operating with “Metropolis Technologies” — an artificial intelligence system — in December.
Prolific jazz musicians Woody Herman and Chris Barber, also known as “the Louis Armstrong of Europe”, set out to perform exhilarating renditions of their hits on Grounds at Cabell Hall
“The Honor Committee and the University Judiciary Committee no longer organize or offer implicit bias training for their members that include impermissible content regarding race or other protected characteristics,” the report stated.
