Members also heard concerns from community members about the City’s zoning code.
The University Board of Elections held elections Feb. 24-26 to determine new Committee representatives who will begin their terms April 6.
University students registered in Charlottesville or Albemarle County have multiple opportunities to weigh in on a highly debated ballot question for the Commonwealth.
Local bars drew students with specially dyed green beer, and one Corner spot offered bright green bagels.
The University released regular decision application decisions for the Class of 2030 Friday, completing its final admissions cycle and bringing total offers of admission across all cycles to 10,287 students from an applicant pool of 82,118.
The Anti-Defamation League — a national advocacy organization with the stated purpose of combating antisemitism and other forms of discrimination — released its third annual Campus Antisemitism Report Card March 10, awarding the University a B grade.
Several evidence-backed irregularities in the endorsement process and lead-up to the Student Council presidential election occurred prior to the Feb. 24-26 voting period.
During an open forum discussion period at the meeting, Senate leadership discussed a potential resolution brought forth by Senate members, which would call for the Board to rescind its March 2025 resolution to dissolve the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Holi is the Hindu festival which celebrates the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil.
At the event, the panel of seven tribal leaders discussed the process of gaining federal recognition for tribal nations, the significance of tribal voices in history and in education and the maintenance of tribal heritage.
The new Mario di Valmarana Center is the University's first academic center abroad, with its 15,000 square-foot campus consisting of classrooms, studios, meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and lodging for students and faculty.
The University Judiciary Committee concluded its third annual Judiciary Week Friday
The decision to cancel classes comes as much of the East Coast is under severe weather alerts Monday, with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour expected.
Dickerson said that through the major change in University leadership, student self-governance was “at its most powerful, yet most vulnerable in its history.”
Student Council convened for their weekly general body meeting Tuesday, where they heard from the University Police Department and Office of Emergency Management regarding the University’s response to the Edgar Shannon Library active attacker threat Nov. 3.
Evacuations and investigations were also reported at Bridgewater College, George Mason University, Randolph-Macon College and Longwood University
A University emergency alert sent Friday at 10:50 a.m. reported a bomb threat at Edgar Shannon Library, located at 160 McCormick Road. The bomb threat is clear and no bombing device was found.
Ten newly-appointed members and the remaining seven selected Carlos Brown as rector Feb. 20.
Harker is a Class of 1986 alumna and a former Board member — former Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) appointed Harker to the Board in 2012.
Philip E. Bourne served as the first Stephenson Dean of the School of Data Science from the School’s founding in 2019 until his passing Sunday.
