The gunshots at Virginia Tech not only reached the ears of the immediate Blacksburg community yesterday, but also rang in the ears of politicians in the national and international arenas. President George W.
The Honor Committee voted against renewing a single sanction ad hoc committee during its meeting last night.
Great college applications allow students to share accomplishments, aspirations and extracurricular activities.
Officials have confirmed the death of the gunman from the second shooting incident reported this morning at Virginia Tech
Despite initial concerns, the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors approved the construction of the Frederic W.
At first glance, it might be hard to see what football and undergraduate research have in common.
Thanks to skyrocketing tuition costs and cuts in state funding, the family income gap between families of public college and university students and the average American is growing closer to the family income gap that exists between private college and university students and the average American. According to a report released last week by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, entering freshman at four-year schools in 2005 came from families with a $74,000 parental median income.
Several colleges are questioning the value of U.S. News & World Report rankings and refusing to participate in the magazine's annual survey. A letter circulated by the non-profit organization Education Conservancy "calls into question the weight given to the prestige of an institution and the value that that ... plays in the actual education delivered to the students," according to David Muha, spokesperson for Drew University, a signatory of the letter. The U.S.
According to the latest edition of a yearly report released by the National Center for Education Statistics, University students are not the only ones who have been coping with tuition increases in recent years -- this increase represents the national norm. "For undergraduates attending public four-year institutions," the report states, "there was a six-percent increase (after adjusting for inflation) in in-state tuition and required fees and a three-percent increase in out-of state tuition and required fees charged between 2004-05 and 2006-07." A similar increase in tuition also occurred at private, not-for-profit institutions, but with a smaller increase of five percent.
With $4.6 million in their pockets, a University-led team of researchers has just begun work on strengthening the Department of Defense's security systems. The five-year project, "Helix: A Self-Regenerative Architecture for the Incorruptible Enterprise," is backed by the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative award.
The Board of Visitors will increase in-state tuition for University undergraduate students by 8.3 percent next year.
Astronomy Prof. Trinh Thuan's work dealing with the relationship between light and philosophy has won him international recognition. The French Academy in Paris honored Thuan with the Grand Prix Moron award, an award comparable to the Nobel Prize, for his seventh book "The Ways of Light: Physics and Metaphysics of Light and Darkness," Thuan said. According to a University press release, Thuan's book was published by a French publisher earlier this year and is expected to be published in English at some point. As an award that generally signifies outstanding achievements in philosophy, the Grand Prix Moron is given to an individual who in some way revolutionizes French literature, according to Astronomy Prof.
Many dream of graduating from the University, but few have the opportunity to return less than a decade after they obtain their degrees to walk the halls of this institution as professors.
Friday the 13th will actually prove to be lucky for five groups receiving Jefferson Trust grants, which consist of hundreds of thousands of dollars to go towards various projects. Nursing students working in Africa, University of Virginia Art Museum filmmakers producing a movie about Jeffersonian art, the South Lawn Project, the Public Interest Law Association and Ronde and Tiki Barber's alumni donation program will receive grants totaling $325,000. "Each of these proposals was chosen because the trustees thought they would enhance the University's reputation and its impact on the rest of the world," Alumni Association President Tom Faulders said. The fund addresses needs of various groups at the University, Faulders added. Trust director Michael Clarke said the fund fills a hole created by "reduced state support." According to Clarke, this is the second time the Trust will award grants to University groups. The South Lawn Project receivs the largest gift, $150,000, to assist in classroom expansion, Faulders said. "The Trust specifically looks to make a difference in students' lives and help out the academic side of the University," Faulders added. According to Clarke, the Trust does not award grants to specific types of University associations, but instead tries to look at all of the University's needs. "We look at opportunities that our deans and department heads consider a priority as well as things that the Board of Visitors thinks are important to the school," Clarke said. The grant recipients also are striving to enhance the University's reputation, according to Jill Hartz, University of Virginia Art Museum director. "It's our goal to produce a [film] that the field as a whole would be interested in and can be used by admissions to show applicants what projects at the University can give them hands-on experience and expand the classroom." Hartz said. The project will also show faculty what they can do with funds from the Trust, Hartz added. "The sizzle with the process is the idea and mission of the Trust," Clarke said.
Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader called for the University to establish classes in civic skills during a lecture given to students and a handful of faculty members last night. "Growing up civic means you can see through phony politicians," Nader said.
As the date for the beginning of the Google Book Search web application lawsuit draws near, many have continued to voice concerns about the legal aspects of the project, including a University professor. According to Google spokesperson Jennifer Parson, Google Book Search is an attempt by Google "to make all of the world's books discoverable online." The program, Parson noted, is intended to help readers find the book they are looking for online and then direct them to a library or bookseller for the entire text. Google is gathering this content by digitizing the books and other works available in certain university libraries, including at the University. According to Media Studies Prof.
The largest gift in University history will go to support the creation of a school of leadership and public policy, University President John T.
