The newly founded Institute for World Languages (IWL) held its Inaugural Fall Symposium in the Newcomb Ballroom Thursday, where University faculty held round-table discussions about how the institute plans on reinventing the way in which foreign languages will be taught at the University
Partisan and nonpartisan groups on Grounds are out in full force as the Nov. 5 gubernatorial election day draws near.
Student Council drafted a bill at a small group session Tuesday to address concerns about recent cuts to AccessUVa, the University’s financial aid program.
The student organization Graduate Students for a Better U.Va. is calling for increased student advocacy and communication with the administration regarding issues affecting the life of Univeristy graduate students.
The family of Casey Schulman, a University student who died during a boating accident in Dominica while on a Semester at Sea trip last fall, has filed a lawsuit against the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea, as well as the hotel and the travel agencies through which the chartered snorkeling expedition Schulman was on was organized, charging them with counts of negligence and strict liability.
From Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn, to spooky Hauntings on the Hill in Brown College, and the Haunted Trail behind Gooch/Dillard, the University has plenty to offer supernatural seekers for the year’s spookiest holiday.
Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) sponsored a talk Tuesday evening titled “Thinking Outside the Bottle: What Science Says About College Drinking” with guest speaker Jason Kilmer, Ph.d.
The University’s academic advising system is in the midst of its busiest time of the semester, as thousands of undergraduate students prepare to sign up for spring 2014 courses.
The fire department responded to a report of a suspicious package at Carruthers Hall at 3:15 pm Monday afternoon.
College is getting harder to pay for, even though tuition growth is slowing down, according to two reports released by the College Board last Wednesday.
TheCourseForum, a website intended to consolidate professor reviews and streamline the course registration process, has announced the official completion of its redesign project, just in time for spring 2014 course registration.
Last Sunday, the UJC chose fourth-year College student Teddy Kristek to fill a vacant representative slot. Kristek served for about two years as a counselor before assuming the representative role.
The First-Year Judiciary Committee elected First-year College students John Connolly and Sumedha Deshmukh as Chair and Vice-Chair of FYJC, the University Judiciary Committee announced Sunday.
Given recent legal trends across the United States, colleges and universities may soon be forced to conduct a race-neutral application process. The University currently uses race as one factor among many to make admissions decisions, but this may not be the case for long.
Batten School Dean Harry Harding announced Thursday he will step down from his position at the end of his five-year term, which ends at the conclusion of the academic year. As the founding dean of the Batten School, Harding has helped set the foundation for the school and develop the school’s degree programs for both graduate and undergraduate students.
The Charlottesville Office of Human Rights appointed 11 members to the newly formed Human Rights Commission last Monday. The Commission was formed by the Charlottesville City Council last May to facilitate community dialogue and engagement about eliminating discrimination.
Professors, socioeconomic analysts and members of the University community convened in a packed Bryan Hall Thursday at a forum titled “Race, Wealth, and the Price of College Admission.”
Representatives from the Charlottesville Fire Department, along with the University’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the Charlottesville Property Maintenance office teamed up Thursday afternoon to lead a door-to-door fire safety campaign in student off-Grounds housing areas.
The Virginia Higher Education Advisory Committee met in Richmond on Thursday afternoon to discuss performance- and incentive-based funding for Virginia colleges and universities.
