The Jefferson Theater will host a benefit concert Friday night in support of Charlottesville Pride Community Network.
The Washington Post recently released an article detailing an alleged sexual assault at the University in which the alleged victim claims she was blacked out at Block Party and sexually assaulted by a first-year student athlete.
Both the City Council and the Charlottesville Parking Center, or CPC, have rejected one another’s proposals to settle their property dispute over the Water Street Garage.
In late June, about 275 rising ninth-graders from several Virginia middle schools participated in two GEAR UP Virginia Power of Youth camps at the University.
On Saturday, Charlottesville community members mourned in solidarity at the Downtown Mall’s Freedom of Speech Wall to remember the five police officers shot and killed in a recent Dallas ambush.
Former University Rector Helen Dragas left the Board of Visitors this July after two consecutive four-year terms.
Former University Dean Nicole Eramo recently filed a motion requesting partial summary judgment in her defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone, author Sabrina Rubin Erdely and Wenner Media. In response, the defendants have also filed a request for summary judgment.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors discussed and approved the 2016-2022 Capital Program during their meeting June 9.
The exchange, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, brings together 30 Belarusian students with 30 of their American counterparts to learn about citizenship and democracy.
Last week, the University hosted the Cornerstone Summer Institute — a new student-led program for high school students which explores slavery through its connection to Thomas Jefferson and central Virginia.
The University has incorporated two centers — the University Mindfulness Center and the Contemplative Sciences Center — to promote the health and well-being of community members both on-Grounds and in the greater Charlottesville area.
In a 5-3 ruling on Jun. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas’ newest abortion clinic regulations on the grounds that they pose an “undue burden” to women seeking their services.
The Charlottesville Police Department has begun to use body cameras with several of its officers, and will continue to make efforts to expand their use.
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 11 charges of public corruption Monday, calling for a more narrow definition of what defines an “official act” under federal bribery law.
The University’s Chuck It For Charity program collected over 21,000 pounds of donations this year for charities like Goodwill Industries, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.
Last Thursday, University President Teresa Sullivan distributed a message to the University community stating that the University would continue to use affirmative action in its selection process in accordance with a recent Supreme Court ruling.
The Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments in July about an executive order issued in April by Gov. Terry McAuliffe which restored voting rights to convicted felons.
The dismissal comes nearly a year after three University alumni and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members filed a defamation suit against the magazine, writer and publisher of the article.
Much of the courtroom debate had centered on defining what constitutes an "official action" under federal corruption laws.
On Tuesday, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, or CACF, announced $569,422 in financial grants to a variety of local non-profits.
