The news drew hundreds of community members to the Lawn, with individuals using chants, speeches and signs to express their anger and fear at the federal government’s interference in higher education
Ryan said that choosing to remain in his position would threaten employees’ jobs, researchers’ funding and students’ financial aid and visa access.
The lawsuit is the Democrats’ next step in the political standoff regarding the legitimacy of the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee’s vote to deny eight of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees to university boards June 10.
The Day of Silence Project, founded in 1996, encouraged students to remain silent for a day to protest the silence surrounding LGBTQ+ issues and to raise awareness about homophobia.
A sublease agreement involves adding a new tenant to the lease, which provides the original tenant a way to cover costs while away, and the subtenant an opportunity for housing without the year-long commitment.
For the first time, Charlottesville implemented a ranked choice system of voting.
The groups emerged after a tumultuous year for both higher education more broadly and the University community.
Virginia’s first case was confirmed in April, with the patient being a child under the age of 5 and from the Northern part of the state.
One of the two largest disruptions to traffic is at the three-way intersection of McCormick Road, Rugby Road and University Avenue.
The Senate is able to represent the faculty perspective to legislative bodies through positions such as the faculty representative to the Board of Visitors.
10 pending cases remain on the docket to be processed in the fall.
The Committee also blocked appointees to the Board of Visitors at other Virginia schools.
The Board also elected Rachel Sheridan as the next Rector and Porter Wilkinson as next Vice Rector.
The committee oversees the University's internal and external auditors, reviews financial and operational risk mitigation strategies and assesses University compliance with state and national reporting requirements across the University's academic and medical divisions.
“I guess I'm wildly disappointed,” Davis said. “I think we have gone above and beyond to try to be incredibly transparent, to be incredibly fiscally responsive.
Wise offers the Year in Wise program in which in-state students on the U.Va. College of Arts and Sciences waitlist may enroll in Wise for one year and then transfer to University Grounds in Charlottesville to complete their degree.
Changes to the 2025 plan include the removal of three previously authorized projects and the deferral of 12 also previously approved projects which currently do not have sufficient funding sources.
Student participants from the University Career Center’s Internship Placement Program also spoke before the Committee to share their experiences.
The Honor the Future campaign was launched in 2019 with the pillars of sustaining education, securing democracy and driving research, and will officially end June 30.
The Board also discussed the goals and vision of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology and voted to approve the fiscal year 2026 operating budget.
