Hart and Smith said that the coming year will require training 240 new staffers virtually over the summer and increasing the diversity and inclusion of the HRL program.
The plan that was rejected allowed up to eight individuals to gather off Grounds during recruitment rounds, though any additional details about the proposal were redacted.
University Architect Alice Raucher presented her schematics for the Hotel and Conference Center, which will become a “hub” for students and the broader Charlottesville community.
As the Governor has until March 31 to propose other amendments, the Board cannot discuss what that means for tuition until the budget is finalized.
President Jim Ryan gave an overview of the priorities for 2020-2021 year, which include increased funding and changes to the University landscape based on recommendations from the Naming and Memorials Committee.
The one positive test Sunday was a student, bringing the total number of active student cases to 78.
Students are encouraged to use the class as a starting point for involvement with issue areas around the University they’re interested in.
So far, 55,206 total vaccinations have been administered by U.Va. Health, with 11 percent of Charlottesville and 13 percent of Albemarle residents are fully vaccinated.
The event was interspersed with short clips of descendants of enslaved laborers explaining what the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers meant to them.
The school made a number of changes to the admissions process in order to be more accessible to students of marginalized identities.
No students were deferred, which Collins said was an effort to alleviate anxiety in an already challenging time.
Brazukas, who came to the University from Midlothian, Va., was a member of the National Junior Classical League in high school and enjoyed playing guitar, spending time outdoors, biking and skiing.
Wednesday’s two cases were both student cases and brought the number of active cases to 227. The University has had 1,406 total student cases and 224 total faculty cases during the spring semester.
SR21-10 condemns “xenophobia, racism and violence against the Asian-American community” and calls on the University to do the same.
Final Exercises for the Class of 2021 were originally scheduled for the weekend of May 21-23, 2021, and the Class of 2020's rescheduled ceremony was also planned for the following weekend.
The pandemic has cost the University over $125 million in revenue, and the University has undergone an 8 percent budget cut in all central service units.
Randall discussed the importance of women in her novel, using examples such as renowned Black singers Della Reese and Dinah Washington but also lesser-known women that she curated through her own research.
Housing and Residence Life will affix two message boards to each Lawn room door, which residents are permitted to attach messages or paper materials to.
The Resource Group serves as a representative voice for Black faculty and staff on academic and intellectual issues, as well as emotional betterment within and beyond the University community.
The one case from yesterday came from a student, bringing the total number of active student cases to 319.
