Charlottesville workers hold protest for higher minimum wage
By Caroline Beck | November 11, 2015Charlottesville workers gathered outside City Hall Tuesday demanding an increase the federal minimum wage to $15.
Charlottesville workers gathered outside City Hall Tuesday demanding an increase the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Black Student Alliance has spoken in support of black students and activists at the University of Missouri and Yale University.
Virginia’s public schools and universities are expecting minimal growth in enrollment in upcoming years, which may prevent the state from achieving higher-education goals established by the General Assembly.
University Professor of Practice Jerry White founded the Global Covenant of Religions last spring to combat international religious violence.
The much anticipated Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center is set to open officially to the public this May.
Law School Prof. Cynthia Nicoletti recently won the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Fellowship to aid in transforming her dissertation on secession following the American Civil War into a complete book.
Student Council discussed the plans to create an advising space on the second floor of Clemons Library during their meeting Tuesday night.
Several University organizations and schools hosted the Global Development Fair in Scott Stadium Friday.
In their meeting Sunday night, the Honor Committee discussed changing a clause within its constitution as a potential way to respond to the multi-sanction referendum proposed last February.
The University Health System and Humana have reached an agreement providing Humana members in-network access to University hospitals and doctors.
Assistant Nursing Prof. Camille Burnett recently joined 10 other nursing professionals appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s new Faculty Policy Think Tank.
New clocks will soon be making an appearance on the Rotunda as part of the University’s second phase of restoring the World Heritage Site.
The Board of Visitors and Student Council held an open forum meeting Monday for 20 University students to discuss academic and student affairs with Board of Visitors member Barbara Fried.
The University chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity filed a $25 million lawsuit Monday against Rolling Stone and Sabrina Erdely following an article published Nov. 19, 2014 detailing an alleged gang rape at the fraternity house Sept. 28, 2012.
In an effort to raise funds for Charlottesville Community Bikes, five students in the Commerce School class Project Management organized Doughnut Duo, a race involving eating doughnuts amid running a two mile race.
University Law School Prof. David Martin was recently awarded the Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award by the Center for Migration Studies in New York City.
The University will offer a new class next semester titled “Slavery and Its Legacies.”
The Charlottesville Police Department issued 2,260 parking tickets in October, roughly a 50 percent increase from the 1,502 issued during October 2014.
The Queer Student Union’s held its Drag Bingo event on Sunday afternoon in Newcomb Ballroom.
A new advising center is coming to the second floor of Clemons Library to provide students a place to access resources for personal, career and academic advising.