The Women, Gender & Sexuality Department hosted a lecture entitled “Perverse Ambitions, Deviant Careers: Toward a Queer History of the Modern American Workplace” by Assoc. Prof. Margot Canaday from Princeton University.
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, D-VA, Barbara Boxer, D-CA, and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, introduced a the latest version of the Survivor Outreach and Support on Campus Act to the Senate March 11.
The University announced this past week the appointment of Carolyn Devine Saint as the University’s new Chief Audit Executive.
The University Women's Center is planning events for the coming two weeks to honor March as Women's History Month.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau announced Wednesday the approval of Palcohol, a powdered alcohol substance.
Saving Sweet Briar, a non-profit organization founded by alumnae of Sweet Briar College to seeking to save the college from its announced closing, has gathered new support from some of the college’s current faculty.
President Obama addressed the importance of higher education and the issue of college affordability Wednesday on a White House phone call with around 50 college journalists from across the nation.
Eight students are in line to become the first QuestBridge Scholarship recipients to graduate from the University.
The Minority Rights Coalition announced Tuesday United For Undergraduate Socioeconomic Diversity will have a representative at MRC meetings beginning March 18.
Sweet Briar College announced Tuesday it will be closing permanently after the end of the 2015 academic year. The liberal arts women's college cited “insurmountable financial challenges” as the reason for its Aug. 25 closing.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday the current supply of drugs used by the Commonwealth for lethal injections will expire in September 2015.
The University announced Wednesday the opening of its new office in Shanghai, China.
The medals are presented to three individuals, each of whom has made exceptional contributions in the fields of architecture, law or citizen leadership.
The Virginia state holiday Lee-Jackson Day will no longer be observed in Charlottesville following a City Council vote Monday.
The Prevention Working Group of the President’s Ad Hoc Group on University Climate and Culture, held a town hall-style meeting Monday in which students, faculty and other University community members discussed ideas about how to prevent sexual violence on Grounds.
Members of the working groups were present at each table discussion, along with two moderators who were either members of the administration or students from Sustained Dialogue.
The Culture Working Group of the President’s Ad Hoc Group met Wednesday to address cultural norms and issues surrounding sexual assault at the University.
The Charlottesville City Council stated Tuesday they are accepting applications for membership on 16 boards and commissions.
The Albemarle County Circuit court granted two motions Wednesday filed by the defense in the case of the Commonwealth v. Jesse Matthew.
Second-year College student Abraham Axler, chair of the representative body and newly-elected Student Council president, opened the meeting by asking the Council members if they had ideas regarding sexual assault prevention after having attending the Monday town hall meeting.
