University Medical School Dean Steven T. DeKosky announced last week he will step down July 31 after five years at the helm of central Virginia’s primary medical facility.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin, a potentially landmark case that could eliminate affirmative action in college admissions. Plaintiff Abigail Fisher is suing The University of Texas at Austin claiming her Equal Protection Clause rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment were violated when she was denied admission.
The Association of Governing Boards’ Intercollegiate Athletics Project released a report Tuesday examining the role of university governing boards in overseeing athletic programs.
A strain of chronic fungal meningitis has affected an estimated 137 people in 10 states nationwide, and Virginia is the third-most infected state.
Charlottesville’s real estate market is showing signs of recovery, according to the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors’ third-quarter market report, released Tuesday.
The Darden School of Business is the number three Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the world, according to the 2012 Economist magazine rankings released last week.
In a one-hour debate Monday evening addressing everything from job creation to the upcoming Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, former Democratic Gov.
A college degree remains a worthwhile investment, according to a new report released by the nonprofit think tank, Brookings Institution.
In a one-hour debate Monday evening addressing everything from job creation to the upcoming Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, former Gov. Tim Kaine (D) and former Sen. George Allen ® hardly paused to catch their breaths between attack lines.
It took the Charlottesville Fire Department more than an hour to contain the fire that broke out at the University indoor practice facility Monday afternoon.
Charlottesville Police have arrested a man in connection with the sexual assault of a University student on the morning of Sept.
By considering economic disparity rather than race as a factor in admissions, colleges and universities can actually become more diverse, according to a report released Wednesday by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank headquartered in New York. The University currently uses race-conscious affirmative action when evaluating prospective students, but is reviewing its admissions process in light of an upcoming U.S.
Signs outside Dabney and Bonnycastle dorms on McCormick Road that tell students “No Smoking in Building or Within 20 Feet of Building” do so incorrectly since the correct distance is 25 feet. Confusion about the University’s smoking rules, however, goes beyond official signs.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Tuesday announced an effort to convert all state vehicles to alternative fuel sources and to provide alternative-fuel infrastructure for the Commonwealth. McDonnell’s announcement came at the beginning of a three-day energy conference in Richmond.
The Virginia Film Festival, which will screen more than 100 films in Charlottesville from Nov. 1-4, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
University and Cavalier Daily pundits weigh in on the big debate – one of the first major face-offs between Pres. Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
Fewer burglaries and robberies occurred last year at the University than had taken place in 2010, according to a safety report the University Police released this week that compiled information about criminal activity on Grounds in 2011.
Student Council’s Academic Affairs committee introduced at its representative body meeting Tuesday evening plans for a new initiative called “Hoos Connecting,” a regular seminar series that will promote intellectual discussion between student leaders on major contemporary themes.
Gov. Bob McDonnell is scheduled to fulfill his election promise that he will restore voting rights to more rehabilitated felons than any past executive in the state’s history. McDonnell has granted about 3,800 restorations of rights to felons since announcing his goal in 2010, according to a spokesperson.
The University recently announced Billy Cannaday, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, will take on new duties in the newly-created position of vice provost for academic outreach while continuing his duties as dean. In his new post, Cannaday will be in charge of developing collaborative strategies to better serve students who take classes off Grounds. Cannaday will work with deans, faculty and alumni to “create a strategy for fulfilling the University’s academic outreach mission as a public university,” according to a University press statement released last week.
