After graduating, many University alumni also choose to work or pursue graduate education outside the United States.
Muir previously compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the KKK in a controversial Facebook comment.
Recently, Hurricane Matthew has forced several southern universities to evacuate their entire student bodies. Although the University has never had a University-wide evacuation mandate, there are several emergency preparedness plans in place should there ever be one.
A judge agreed to throw out deposition testimony videos as court exhibits Tuesday after Eramo and her attorneys released them to ABC for a “20/20” television segment.
In their weekly meeting, Student Council passed resolutions to add several new CIO’s as well as look into the University of Virginia Investment Company’s investments related to the Strategic Investment Fund. Committee chairs also updated the general body on their recent activities.
After the release of a controversial video of Donald Trump commenting on women and sexual assault, the University chapter of College Republicans voted to revoke its endorsement of the Republican nominee. The organization held a voting period between Saturday night and 12 p.m.
University students and faculty were part of the 66.5 million people who tuned in to watch Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump participate in the second presidential debate on Sunday.
An email sent to students stated Muir would return to teach class on Oct. 17.
U.S. District Court Judge Glen Conrad has ruled to exclude a “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” episode from the trial, an exhibit originally proposed by Eramo’s lawyers.
With less than a month away until America goes to the polls to choose the 45th president, uncertainty continues over the candidacy of Republican nominee Donald Trump and the future of the Republican Party.
The Charlottesville City Council revised its public comment policy in the spring and several community members and advocacy groups are questioning the changes.
Active voter registration in Charlottesville, nearly a month from the presidential election, is currently greater than it has been in the past two presidential elections on Election Day.
An organization known for working to release prisoners and hostages sent a humanitarian mission to North Korea last month, which advocated for the release of University student Otto Warmbier.
University Judiciary Committee discussed UJC Awareness Week during their meeting on Sunday.
University student groups are speaking out against a comment made by U.Va. professor Douglas Muir on social media in which he compared the Black Lives Matter to the Klu Klux Klan.
Douglas Muir, an executive lecturer in the Engineering School and the Darden School who recently commented on Facebook that the Black Lives Matter movement “is the biggest rasist organisation [sic] since the clan [sic],” has “agreed to take leave” from the Engineering School, according to a letter from Engineering Dean Craig H.
The audience raised issues related to racism, education, gun control, healthcare and student debt, among others, which Holton described “the [issues] that matter to young people.”
Despite it being a federal government holiday and a Virginia state holiday, the University does not recognize Columbus Day.
One of the certified measures is the Virginia “Right to Work” Amendment that, if passed, would incorporate existing state law into the Virginia constitution.
“Black lives matter is the biggest rasist organisation [sic] since the clan [sic]. Are you kidding me. Disgusting!!!” Muir wrote.
