U.S. Under-Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell discussed an initiative to improve the equity of higher education by creating a national college ratings system at the 2015 National Legislative Summit held by the Association of Community College Trustees Tuesday.
The University announced it is investigating a missing person incident involving first-year student Mike D’Amario.
Jesse Matthew’s trial date for a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax County was moved to June 8, following a hearing on Feb. 13.
A Virginia House General Laws subcommittee tabled Senate Bill 785, a motion which would have protected lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender public employees from discrimination in the workplace. Though the bill passed the Senate with bipartisan support, it now cannot be considered for the remainder of the session.
The University announced Thursday the selection of Ronald Hutchins as the next Vice President of Information Technology. Hutchins, who has been at the Georgia Institute of Technology for 34 years and is currently the chief technology officer, will assume the new position in August.
University students held a vigil Sunday night to honor the lives of three Chapel Hill students shot last week in an apartment near campus. The victims have been identified as 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat, his 21-year-old wife, Yusor Mohammad, and her sister, 19-year-old Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.
Though the six tribes — the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond — have received state recognition, the groups have failed to gain recognition from the federal government.
EPR Properties purchased the Virginia resort Wintergreen on Thursday from James C. Justice II. The four season resort will be leased by and managed by Pacific Group Resorts, a company which currently owns and operates the New Hampshire Ragged Mountain Resort and the Maryland Wisp Resort.
The University LGBTQ Center held its second singing of the Good ol’ Song as a part of the “Love is Love” Campaign, an effort aimed at raising awareness and creating a more welcoming community environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students.
Archie Holmes, Vice Provost for Educational Innovation and Interdisciplinary Studies, spoke to Student Council Tuesday about the 2015 Student Experience in the Research University survey.
University Law student Meryem Dede and ‘13 Law graduate Kim Rolla recently completed advocacy work in Charlottesville, providing legal assistance to public housing residents in an effort to reform regulations regarding eviction.
The Virginia House of Delegates recently passed legislation which aids victims of sexual assault and protect students on college campuses.
University Contracted Independent Organization One Less presented the Teach Safe Relationships Act bill with Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine to the U.S. Senate Tuesday Feb. 3. Members of One Less worked with Kaine to craft the bill.
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a new ethics reform bill Tuesday which tightens certain restrictions of the reform bill passed last year. The new bill sets a $100 cap on gifts for political campaigns and strengthens the independent advisory panel created in the 2014 bill.
Local author and attorney Mike Signer announced his candidacy for a Charlottesville City Council seat Wednesday.
The Batten School hosted former ambassador and statesman John Negroponte Wednesday for a talk about global security and international relations.
University History Profs. Julian Bond and Phyllis Leffler discussed the release of their new book and website “Black Leaders on Leadership” at the University Miller Center Wednesday. The project consists of a series of interviews with leaders in the African American community sharing their experiences.
Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman filed a motion of nolle prosequi Tuesday in the case against Jesse Matthew and the disappearance and murder of second-year College student Hannah Graham, thereby handing the prosecution over to the Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford.
The Madison House independent student volunteer center announced that University alumnus Tim Freilich will take over as its new executive director Tuesday. Freilich earned his B.A. and J.D. at the University, where he also received the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Public Service.
Last year, Charlottesville had four cases of homicide, resulting in five deaths — the highest number of annual homicides since 2008. City Police Captain Gary Pleasants said the statistic is anomalous and does not indicate any particular trend.
