The national percentage of adults with college degrees has plateaued, despite goals set by 36 states and the Lumina Foundation for Education to increase the number of college degree holders, according to a report the foundation released Monday. The Lumina Foundation, based in Indianapolis, is a private organization which seeks to expand student access to education.
Stanton Braverman, a retired lawyer who owns three properties in Charlottesville, filed a lawsuit Friday against the City of Charlottesville to protest the planned construction of a dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir near Fontaine Research Park.
Charlottesville City Director of Communications Ric Barrick resigned last week following a controversy surrounding his handling of a bidding process for a City contract.
Virginia Organizing, a grassroots organization, held a rally yesterday afternoon at the steps of the U.S.
Student Council awarded its annual accolades to contracted independent organizations in a ceremony at the Rotunda yesterday evening.
The Honor Committee named third-year College student Stephen Nash as Honor Committee Chair during the Committee's annual retreat held at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Va.
Six days ago, the University's Office of Emergency Management conducted a tornado emergency drill.
The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society sold more than 400 tickets for the University's 49th annual Restoration Ball held Saturday night on Peabody Lawn to fundraise for the restoration of the Rotunda.
Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III moderated a panel discussion in the Dome Room of the Rotunda Sunday, in which scholars discussed the response to emergency situations.
The Jewish Studies Department hosted its first annual Richard J.
Plans to construct a dam at the Ragged Mountain site near Fontaine Research Park may be suspended because of a lawsuit filed by the Charlottesville Open Government Alliance, a community group created specifically to protest the dam project which is supposed to start next month. The plans, which Charlottesville City Council approved Jan.
A hit-and-run incident involving a Charlottesville resident and motorbike occurred about 3 p.m. yesterday in front of Madison Hall on University Ave. The victim sustained a non-life-threatening leg injury and was transported to the University Medical Center for treatment.
The Inter-Fraternity Council and the National Organization of Alpha Epsilon Pi re-chartered the University's Mu chapter yesterday evening during a ceremony at the Brody Jewish Center.
The Memorial for Enslaved Laborers Committee held a candlelit march across the Lawn to the steps of the Rotunda yesterday evening.
The Law School hosted a panel yesterday discussing the 2001 U.S.
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences held its 12th annual Robert J. Huskey Research Exhibition yesterday in Newcomb Hall.
Student Council passed a bill at its Representative Body meeting yesterday evening which created a Graduate Affairs Committee.
Virginia received a failing grade on a Corruption Risk assessment report card released Monday by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International and the nonprofit group Global Integrity.
The University's Hoos for Obama movement participated Tuesday in a conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama after the Republican Party of Virginia this week announced the dates for its three U.S.
David Brooks, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, spoke yesterday with Psychology Prof.
