The Women’s Center cited Miles’ work with Save the Children, a nonprofit organization which has served 185 million children in 120 countries, as an example of Miles’ global leadership.
The John T. Casteen III Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Leadership Award is meant to recognize individuals who have made meaningful contributions towards diversity at the University.
The program started as a prototype for the students in the Class of 2017. However, after its success, it was expanded to encompass the entire student body.
Rep. Tom Garrett (R-Va.) introduced a bill March 15 seeking to do away with the prohibition of assault and high-capacity weapons in Washington, D.C.
“Imagine what President Kennedy could have done with Twitter,” Sabato said. “Probably he was smart enough not to use it.”
Gov. Terry McAuliffe is proposing to expand Medicaid in Virginia after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on March 24.
The University hosted Hack.UVA, its fourth annual Major League Hackathon, last weekend.
Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) and Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville) held a joint town hall meeting Tuesday.
Asst. African American Studies Prof. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor from Princeton University gave a public lecture entitled “Black Lives Matter in the Trump Era.”
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato has donated $100,000 to launch the Leonard and Jerry Sandridge Bicentennial Scholars Fund this spring.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and former Congressman Tom Perriello are tied in their party’s primary at 26 percent support.
First-year Mechanical Engineering students learned right after spring break they will no longer be able to participate in the Technology Leaders Program.
Student Council approved three new CIOs and nine new vice-chairs for its diversity initiative at its Tuesday night meeting.
The Unpacking Privilege program aims to increase multicultural sensitivity among University students.
The E-Week program aims to to foster unity among the different majors across the Engineering school.
Charlottesville Police have arrested two teens in connection with an armed burglary on Ivy Road.
The University of Virginia Special Committee on the Nomination of a President met in an open and closed session Monday to discuss desired qualities of the next University president.
SURJ Charlottesville, the local chapter of the national group Showing Up for Racial Justice, hosted a discussion Monday entitled “Education to Action: Reparations.”
The 2017-18 Honor Committee chose their Executive Committee this weekend as part of their transition retreat.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Congressman Tom Perriello held a town hall March 23 at the Haven in downtown Charlottesville.
