The full Board of Visitors met Thursday afternoon for the first time since the appointment of Rector Carlos Brown, Vice Rector Victoria Harker and eight other new Board members by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D).
The Health System Board is a subcommittee of the Board of Visitors that oversees the operations of the University Medical Center, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee oversees maintenance and construction of University buildings and is responsible for matters related to the University’s land use.
Attendees praised the Council for its February resolution condemning ICE in Charlottesville and asked that it take a more hardline stance against the agency’s actions.
The University’s chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity is under interim suspension as of Feb. 25 according to Marsh Pattie, associate vice president for student affairs.
The full Board meeting will conclude with a Board-wide discussion with University leadership led by University President Scott Beardsley.
Batten offers a two-year undergraduate major in Public Policy and Leadership as well as two minors in Public Policy and Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship.
The Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted its third annual Founders Forum Wednesday.
As he enters his term, Brown said his primary mission is to focus on academic excellence, and his secondary goals include creating accountability, community trust, affordability, accessibility and aligned leadership.
The Faculty Senate met Friday to discuss Americans with Disabilities Act compliance requirements, Senate priorities for the academic year and youth protection requirements for faculty.
In light of the recent Student Council elections, we take a look into the archives to examine stories of governance, student accounts of policy and amendment ratifications.
Throughout the event, Richmond stressed the global rise in human trafficking victims over the last few years, and said that the excessive profit derived from the forced labor obtained from human trafficking remains the largest driver of the illegal industry.
Nancy Pelosi (D), former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited the University Wednesday for two events.
University employees, students and Charlottesville residents gathered at Charlottesville Middle School to discuss the importance of collective bargaining.
The Committee discussed a proposed mandatory AI general education course, AI tech corporation influence, AI detection software and whether the University should implement a general AI policy.
A primary point of discussion at the Committee's meeting was a reflection on the events of Honor Week.
The 2030 Plan is a detailed list of four goals and 10 initiatives that the University hopes to achieve and make progress towards by 2030.
The “Dream Ahead” ticket won the races for Student Council's three highest positions — President, Vice President for Administration and Vice President for Operations.
Kevin Gaines, interim chair of the Department of African American and African Studies and Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice, said that the subject of African American studies has increasingly adopted a global and interdisciplinary perspective across peer universities in the U.S.
In the first week of his presidency, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders directing the elimination of race- and sex-based preferences across federally funded institutions.
