New fundraising numbers and a pair of polls on the Virginia gubernatorial race released in the last two weeks show a tight contest between presumed candidates Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and former Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe.
In-state enrollment must increase by nearly 42,000 within seven years in Virginia’s public and private colleges to meet the commonwealth’s higher-education goals, according to a report by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s reappointment of Rector Helen Dragas came one step closer to approval Tuesday when the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee voted 12-3 in support of her nomination.
A subcommittee in the Virginia House of Delegates Monday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed nonviolent felons to automatically have their right to vote restored after serving their sentences.
Student Council’s representative body voted Tuesday evening to table tentatively a resolution on Rector Helen Dragas’ reappointment, citing a lack of appropriate representation and a wish to check in with constituents before taking action.
History Prof. Philip Zelikow began teaching one of the first Massive Open Online Courses at the University Tuesday afternoon.
University faculty and community members met in a public forum in the Newcomb Ballroom Monday to address faculty recruitment, retention and development.
The University offers the second “best value” among the nation’s public colleges and universities, according to the 2012-13 Kiplinger rankings released this month.
The University’s Miller Center of Public Affairs hosted a forum Monday evening featuring John Morton, the director of the U.S.
Student Council’s Legislative Affairs committee traveled to Richmond Monday morning to meet with Virginia legislators about issues important to the University.
Jeffrey O’Connell, an internationally respected legal mind and Law School professor for 32 years, died Jan.
Maurie McInnis, the former associate dean for undergraduate programs, will serve as the new Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Provost John Simon announced last week.
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), a nonprofit organization that advocates for strict academic standards and strong trustee involvement, in university affairs has filed a complaint with the Department of Education about the decision to place the University on warning.
Prosecutors in the trial of former University lacrosse player George Huguely yesterday read from email correspondence between Huguely and ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love, in which Huguely said, “I should have killed you.” Huguely stands accused of the first-degree murder of Love. Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman introduced a series of emails between the pair, beginning Friday, April 30, 2010, when Love flew to Chicago for a lacrosse game against Northwestern University.
The decision of the University’s accrediting body to place it ‘on warning’ for a year has reenergized a lobbying effort to block Dragas’ reappointment to the Board of Visitors.
The University earned a place on SACS warning list Tuesday after which many members of the University community took to social media to express their opinion.
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the University’s accreditation agency, placed the institution ‘on warning’ Tuesday in response to Board governance concerns.
“No man is an island entire of itself,” read the seven banners The Seven Society distributed around Grounds just before sundown Saturday.
Charlottesville’s Human Rights Task Force Wednesday evening voted 6-4 to pass its final proposal to Charlottesville’s City Council for a human rights commission with enforcement powers — or, as human rights commission advocate and Education Prof.
Lawn residents have taken down holiday trees outside their rooms in response to requests for their removal by the University’s office of Housing & Residence Life.
