Mark Kington resigned from his post as the Vice Rector of the Board of Visitors Tuesday afternoon, saying he hoped his departure could help bring about “a needed healing process at the university” following the Board’s abrupt ouster of President Teresa A.
Below is a transcribed version of the resignation letter Vice Rector Mark Kington sent to Gov. Bob McDonnell today: Dear Governor McDonnell: It has been a great honor to serve on the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, and I am deeply grateful to you for giving me that opportunity. In order to better serve this university which I love and respect, and to help bring about new leadership on the Board of Visitors at this critical time, I am resigning my position as Vice Rector and as a board member effective immediately.
Below is a resignation letter submitted this morning by Computer Science Prof. William Wulf: Dean and Interim President Zeithaml, By this email I am submitting my resignation, effective immediately.
Update: 2:00 p.m. Following an eventful day which saw the collective emotions of the University community ebb between exhilaration and exhaustion, the Board of Visitors announced at 2:30 a.m.
Below is the full text of a letter sent from McIntire School Dean Carl Zeithaml to the McIntire School community last week in the wake of President Teresa A.
University President Teresa A.
Below is the full text of a statement President Sullivan gave to the Board of Visitors this afternoon: In 1816, our founder Thomas Jefferson said, "as new discoveries are made, new truth discovered and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times." We are all aware that the UVA needs to change and for the past 2 years I have been working to do just that.
Hilary Hurd, the student representative to the Board of Visitors, read this statement during the Board's open session on Monday. The past week has been a tumultuous one
University Rector Helen Dragas read the following statement during the opening session when the Board of Visitors met Monday.
Below is the full text of a statement released by the Faculty Senate Executive Council summarizing its meeting with the Board of Visitors this morning: June 18, 2012 This morning, the Faculty Senate Executive Council met with Rector Dragas to discuss the recent resignation of President Sullivan.
The University's Faculty Senate met in emergency session this evening and ratified a resolution passed Thursday by its executive council declaring "no confidence" in the Board of Visitors.
John Simon, the University's Provost and head academic officer, read this statement prior to this afternoon's emergency meeting of the Faculty Senate.
Below is the full text of a statement released by the University's Honor Committee regarding the resignation of President Teresa A.
Fourth-year College student Hillary Hurd, the non-voting student member of the Board of Visitors, released a statement today saying she would push for the Board to provide more information about the resignation of University President Teresa A.
Below is the full text of a statement released by Fourth-year College student Hillary Hurd, the non-voting student member of the Board of Visitors, ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the Board of Visitors: "Listening to students, I have heard their deep sense of frustration and concern, and I have urged the Board to provide more information about the reasons for its actions. As the Board moves forward - regardless of the path it takes - there needs to be more openness and communication.
This morning, Student Council added its voice to the growing number of people and organizations calling on the Board of Visitors to provide more information about University President Teresa A.
Below is the resolution passed by the Steering Committee of the College in response to the resignation of University President Teresa A.
Peter Kiernan, the chairman of the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees, resigned from his post today amid public outcry over a leaked email in which he admitted advance knowledge of plans to dismiss University President Teresa A.
Below is a letter authored by Peter Kiernan which was read in his absence at a town hall meeting at the Darden School Thursday afternoon, announcing Kiernan's resignation from the Darden Foundation Board of Trustees: "June 14, 2012 To the U.Va.
The University Faculty Senate's executive council held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon during which it adopted a resolution expressing a "lack of confidence in the Rector, the Vice Rector, and the Board of Visitors." The resolution came on the heels of a statement University Rector Helen Dragas sent to faculty members Wednesday, in which Dragas acknowledged the "serious concern and anxiety" sparked by the announcement that University President Teresa A.
