Unethical leadership can stem from many causes, according to a talk given at the Batten School Tuesday, but fixing this problem can be as easy as holding leaders more accountable for their actions.
The Virginia Department of Transportation held a public forum Tuesday evening to hear community comments about proposed improvements to the U.S.
The University’s College at Wise suspended junior football player Melquan Huntley Tuesday after he was charged with shooting a woman in the head last week.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will likely not call a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to formulate a state-based health insurance exchange despite requests from state legislators.
The Darden School was the first stop in Startup Virginia’s six-city tour across the state Monday afternoon, drawing a crowd eager to discuss Charlottesville’s future plans to create what entrepreneurial enthusiasts called “strong startup ecosystems.”
A recent analysis by Virginia Commonwealth University Prof. Thomas R. Baker shows that selling more guns does not necessarily equal more crime. At the request of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Baker studied Virginia state crime data and gun-dealer sales estimates from 2006 to 2011.
A University doctor and poison expert is speaking out against the dangers of bath salts and other synthetic drugs.
Albemarle County Police say a bomb threat was called in to Monticello High School at 8:15 this morning. Police do not have any information about a suspect, but students were given the all clear to reenter the building before noon.
Charlottesville City Council is deadlocked in deciding how to implement a Human Rights Commission in Charlottesville, with the December deadline for a proposed gameplan quickly approaching.
The current legal system incarcerates too many minors, according to a National Research Council report led by University Law Prof.
President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Though it has since evolved to mean different things to different people, the first celebration supposedly went something like this: “In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast.
The hours you dedicated to math and science homework in high school did not help boost your GPA, according to a study published recently by Education School Assoc.
Charlottesville City Council Monday evening approved recommendations from City Manager Maurice Jones’ plan to address the concerns about panhandling on the Downtown Mall.
A second-year College student sustained injuries after being punched in the face Thursday night near Brooks Hall after speaking out against a homophobic slur.
William Wood, the founding director of the University’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership and husband of former University spokesperson Carol Wood, passed away Friday morning in Birmingham, Ala.
The University saw 13,879 early action applications this year, up from 11,681 last year. Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts attributed the rise to increased knowledge about the early action program. “Since last year was only our first year I assume that more students were familiar with it this year,” Roberts said. The jump in applications has added to the Office of Admission’s workload.
Athens, Tenn. is a long way from Charlottesville, and an even longer way from Oxford University. But for fourth-year College student Joe Riley, who was named a Rhodes Scholar Saturday, Tennessee is where it all began.
Maryland University announced today it will join the Big Ten and depart from the conference it once helped found.
Sitting two rows behind third-year College students Alexander Stamey and Kevin Nguyen, their classmate could see them shuffling papers and whispering back and forth during an exam.
Renowned philosopher Martha Nussbaum addressed a packed auditorium Friday afternoon, berating Western Islamophobia, a problem Nussbaum said continues to plague the country today.
