American colleges and universities are using an increased number of visiting or adjunct professors to teach classes that would otherwise have been taught by tenured professors.
Data on University faculty salaries was recently made public by the University for the 2014-15 fiscal year and reflects last year’s policy to increase salaries across the board.
The new University Judiciary Committee voting members appointed senior support officers April 2 including two senior counselors, a senior investigator, a senior educator and a senior data manager.
Batten Hour featured a talk about Safer Grounds Wednesday which focused on allowing students to feel more comfortable around Grounds and barriers faced by female students and faculty due to safety concerns.
Following the release of admissions decisions in late March, prospective students were invited to attend Days on the Lawn the end of March and throughout April. Days on the Lawn is the University’s program designed to give admitted students a preview of life at the University, through info sessions, walking tours of Grounds and a dining hall food experience.
Forensic accountant R. Steven Spitzer released an interim report Monday on the finances of Sweet Briar College. In the report, Spitzer said Sweet Briar College’s finances do not support its decision to close after the 2015 summer session.
Brown, a senior at Georgetown University, is a policy analyst for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network as well as president and co-founder of the Washington Metro Disabled Students Collective.
Caroline Herre, third-year College student and Jefferson Scholar, will be the 21st recipient of the highly acclaimed Sky Alland scholarship, the Sky Alland Foundation announced Tuesday.
Donna Riley, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, visited the University Monday to discuss gender-based violence in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
The Columbia School of Journalism held a press conference Monday addressing its report released Sunday night analyzing Rolling Stone’s failed reporting and editing procedures for Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s “A Rape on Campus” article.
The University is one of 27 universities participating in climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct organized by the Association of American Universities.
Sweet Briar students and faculty held a protest Friday against the college’s board and president’s decision to close the college. The rally attracted about 10 faculty members, 50 students and 20 alumni.
Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order last Friday mandating the Department of Human Resource Management remove all questions on State employment application forms regarding criminal history.
The University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity announced plans to take legal action against Rolling Stone magazine in a statement released Monday.
University President Teresa Sullivan sat down with The Cavalier Daily on Friday morning to discuss the Affordable Excellence initiative which the Board of Visitors approved on March 24.
The Honor Committee voted Sunday night on five proposed bylaw changes, all of which were approved.
Commonwealth Judge Alfred Swersky dropped on Wednesday four felony charges against former Virginia Delegate Joe Morrissey contending he presented fake documents in a previous case. Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos said he plans to pursue further legal action in appellate court.
University Engineering Prof. Barry Johnson has accepted a position at the National Science Foundation as the new director of the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships of the Directorate for Engineering.
Rolling Stone fully retracted its now-infamous article “A Rape on Campus” today following a report by the Columbia Journalism School which documented a host of journalistic failings behind the story which thrust the University into the national spotlight last fall.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hosted a meeting Wednesday designed to gauge public perspective on the proposed county budget for the fiscal year 2016.
