The University introduced two new language classes for the Fall 2015 semester — Swahili and K’iche’, a Mayan dialect.
At its meeting on Sept 27, a member of the Honor Committee proposed ideas for making data from Honor proceedings more accessible to the public.
Gerald Fogarty, professor of religious studies, was attended Pope Francis' canonization of a Spanish missionary, the first canonization in the United States.
The mission of the forum was to encourage the University community to engage across disciplinary lines, said director of graduate and undergraduate programs at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Ben Skipper.
The three judges from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Wednesday that they have appointed Dr. Bernard Grofman, an economics and political science professor at the University of California, Irvine, to assist in redistricting Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District boundaries.
Over 200 people attended a University social impact investing conference on Friday, discussing ways to invest for both financial gain and fostering social progress.
U.Va. students will sleep in tents in the Amphitheater Sept. 27-29 as part of the Jewish Social Justice Council’s tenth annual Sleepout for the Homeless.
The University Student Council hosted on Thursday “Remembrance Through Action,” an event dedicated to reflecting on recent community tragedies and connecting students to safety and wellness resources available to them at the University and in the Charlottesville area.
A group of undergraduate University students will launch a payload program of their design aboard a NASA high-altitude balloon in order to measure cosmic radiation in the stratosphere.
The Virginia Alcohol Beverage and Control said the review of the officers who arrested Martese Johnson last March was external review because it was conducted by the Virginia State Police, an organization not conjoined to the ABC.
The administrative review of the officers who arrested fourth-year College student Martese Johnson on St. Patrick's Day last March has been released by Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office following pressure by lawmakers and Johnson's lawyer.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded five Virginia police departments a total of $496,953 in funding for police officer body cameras.
The Honor Council recently welcomed their new class of support officers, which is comprised of a more diverse group of students than previously seen.
Over one hundred eighty University student volunteers went to fifteen different schools in the Charlottesville area this year for Madison House’s annual Cavs in the Classroom event.
Student Council held their first general body meeting for new members Tuesday night.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the University has taken to reflection on the School’s dedicated work with underserved populations throughout Virginia.
Student groups are moving to respond to the Monday release of a campus climate survey on sexual assault and the Office for Civil Rights' review on the University's Title IX compliance.
Four University Law Students will serve on the executive board of the National Black Law Students Association this year.
The Fralin Museum of Art recently launched its 29th annual Writer’s Eye literary competition — an “ekphrastic” contest which asks writers to use the visual art of the Fralin as inspiration for their own original pieces of poetry and prose.
In a ruling Wednesday, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned the law which required manual guides for executions to be released under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
