Mark T. Bowles was appointed to the Board of Visitors by Gov. Terry McAuliffe Friday. Bowles, who will replace Dr. Edward D. Miller, who resigned Apr. 13, will begin a one-year term July 1.
The Asian Student Union kicked off Stomp Out Stress Week Monday in an effort to help students de-stress as finals season approaches and spread mental health awareness.
David Germano, director of the Contemplative Sciences Center and professor of religious studies, hosted a dialogue Monday with Khenpo Tsultrim Lodrö as part of the CSC Speaker Series.
The Black Student Alliance released a proposal titled “Towards a Better University” Friday evening, detailing concerns and recommendations to improve the lives of black students, faculty and workers at the University.
University English Prof. Lisa Spaar was chosen as one of three finalists for Baylor University’s Robert Foster Cherry Award, an honor designed to distinguish exceptional professors from across the English-speaking world.
Three people were held in police custody after refusing to leave George Washington Hall at the University of Mary Washington Wednesday.
The Jefferson Trust held an award ceremony Friday in Pavilion III, honoring and granting money to organizations and efforts in the Charlottesville area that have worked to better and uphold the University community. The group will give grants in 2015 totaling over $630,000 to at least 14 initiatives.
The Center for Undergraduate Excellence hosted an information session Thursday led by Dr. Daniel Kramer, Director of the Fulbright US Students Program, on Fulbright grants for students in the Special Collections Library Thursday.
University Law School Profs. Richard Bonnie, Rachel Harmon and Brandon Garrett were recently elected to the American Law Institute.
Take Back the Night held its annual vigil Thursday as the culmination of its week-long campaign to combat and raise awareness about sexual assault and misconduct.
First-year College students Caroline Kenny and Erin Murphy recently started a petition to install gender-neutral bathrooms in all first-year residence halls.
The Board of Visitors decided earlier this month to add a non-voting faculty member to its ranks. The decision comes after Board of Visitors Rector George Martin first made a formal proposal to the board in January.
Third-year students Lia Cattaneo and Russell Bogue were named Harry S. Truman Scholars this Wednesday.
The IMP Society and Black Student Alliance closed applications Wednesday for their Social Justice Fellowship grant. The grant of $3,000 will be awarded to a student or group with a project focusing on the topics of inequality or injustice.
The Students for Individual Liberty held a panel discussion Wednesday called “Incarceration Nation,” which touched on a host of emerging and long-standing law enforcement issues.
Two University students were recently awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
Dr. Gregory Saathoff, associate research professor in the Departments of Public Health Sciences and Emergency Medicine at the Medical School, recently partnered with a group of students at the University on a project called “A Nickel for Your Story,” in which oral histories of World War II were collected from local veterans
Charlottesville City Council passed the 2015-16 fiscal year budget Tuesday evening. The budget adoption has been controversial throughout the budgeting process due to the proposed one percent increase of the meals tax, from four to five percent.
Fourth-year College student Ashley Blackwell was recently named the 2015 recipient of the John T. Casteen III Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award. This year marked the sixth year of the award with a total of eight recipients.
The Black Student Alliance selected its 2015-16 executive board Tuesday in an election held in Gibson Hall.
