The rising cost of attending college is driven partly by universities using students’ tuition and fees to finance non-academic services, such as athletic programs, campus recreation and student housing, according to a report released by the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.
A committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools completed its three-day review of the University’s commitment to the accrediting agency’s “core practices.” The agency placed the University on a one-year warning following the resignation and reinstatement of University President Teresa Sullivan in the summer of 2012.
The Virginia Attorney General’s office submitted a brief to the Virginia Court of Appeals this week giving the state’s opinion on the appeal effort of former University student George Huguely, who was found guilty in February 2012 of grand larceny and the second degree murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Univeristy student Yeardley Love.
Appointed by the Virginia Governor and charged with seeing to the effective and transparent governance of the University, the Board of Visitors consists of 19 members — former professors and faculty, business owners, working professionals and one non-voting student.
A 13-year-old teenage girl lost her footing and fell to her death Sunday night near milepost 6 on the Humpback Rock trail.
Blake Blaze, a fourth-year College student and the student member of the Board of Visitors, addressed Student Council at its representative body meeting Tuesday evening. Blaze spoke about his appointment to the board as a non-voting member for the 2013-2014 term.
At its meeting Monday night, the Charlottesville City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would extend marriage benefits to city employees in same-sex marriages that have legally taken place in other states.
The Faculty Senate convened Tuesday for its first meeting of the 2013-14 academic year to discuss the five identified pillars of the University’s strategic planning initiative, which will be presented to the Board of Visitors when it convenes later in the month.
The case of missing young woman Alexis Murphy holds many similarities to the 2009 Morgan Harrington case. Both families met for support in Albermarle County over the weekend.
The history of race at the University is long and complicated, and a new commission will attempt to address many of the lingering issues and commemorate slave history.
Students and faculty discuss how it feels to be black on a “white campus”, as well as reflect upon struggles from racial disparities in the past.
The Honor Committee voted unanimously to consolidate its three officer pools of counselors, advisors and educators into one pool of support officers, who would be recruited and trained together, Sunday evening.
University students and Charlottesville community members packed a room Wednesday to listen to a panel moderated by Dean of Students Allen Groves about the prospects for same-sex marriage in Virginia in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Hosted by the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, an organization focused on supporting the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning communities, the second annual event featured 67 vendors as well as entertainment, food and children’s activities.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced state revenue growth was double projections in a press release Friday. While the state saw a month-over-month 4.8 percent decrease in revenue, the state saw 3 percent year-to-date growth. This year was the 15th consecutive record-setting year for sales for the ABC stores.
A draft report released by the Public University Working Group recommended the University end some connections with the state and function more like private institution.
The student organization Off the Hook hosted a panel Thursday evening discussing the hookup culture at the University.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of part of the Defense of Marriage Act this summer, increased attention has fallen on the University and its public school counterparts for their lack of same-sex partner benefits and the potential impact that will have on their ability to attract and retain LGBT faculty.
A petition to overturn the changes to AccessUVa instituted by the Board of Visitors this summer has been circulating the state and currently contains 7,394 signatures. The petition, coined “I am not a loan,” is part of a larger campaign of students, parents and graduates across the nation to reduce student debt.
