The Honor Committee held its first meeting of its new term Sunday headed by its newly-elected 2015-2016 Executive Board.
The University has planted a tree every year since 1970 on Founder’s Day to honor an individual who has made a significant contribution to the University.
The Middle Eastern Leadership Council announced the new 2015-2016 executive board this past weekend.
A special committee selected third-year Batten student Israel Vaughan Sunday to live in Lawn Room 1 West, the John K. Crispell Memorial Room.
The Minority Rights Coalition elected its new Board members on Wednesday.
A number of University students are planning to volunteer this summer for Bike & Build — a national non-profit organization that raises funds and generates awareness for affordable housing.
OpenGrounds held the second annual Public Day showcasing student research, scholarship and creative work across disciplines Friday.
The University hosted Elin Suleymanov, the Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States, Thursday. The ambassador presented to Politics Prof. Allen Lynch’s Russian Politics course, an event organized by the University Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies.
Former University student and lacrosse player George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of his girlfriend Yeardley Love — also a University student — is trying to take his case to the United States Supreme Court after a series of failed appeals in Virginia.
The Miller Center announced the creation of the nonpartisan National Commission on Financing 21st Century Education, aimed at finding solutions to the high costs of higher education in America. The commission held its first meeting on March 31.
The University Curry School of Education will begin offer three degrees completely online starting in the fall. They include a master of education degree in reading education, a master of education degree in curriculum and instruction, as well as an education specialist degree in reading education.
As a defamation case, the lawsuit will seek reparations for the personal injuries Phi Kappa Psi brothers experienced as a direct result of false statements made against them in the article. While specific details of the lawsuit have yet to be released, legal experts are already speculating what it will entail.
The Undergraduate Research Network held their 14th annual research symposium in the mural room of Clark Hall Thursday.
A special report from Penn State’s Daily Collegian and the University of Virginia’s Cavalier Daily
American colleges and universities are using an increased number of visiting or adjunct professors to teach classes that would otherwise have been taught by tenured professors.
Data on University faculty salaries was recently made public by the University for the 2014-15 fiscal year and reflects last year’s policy to increase salaries across the board.
The new University Judiciary Committee voting members appointed senior support officers April 2 including two senior counselors, a senior investigator, a senior educator and a senior data manager.
Batten Hour featured a talk about Safer Grounds Wednesday which focused on allowing students to feel more comfortable around Grounds and barriers faced by female students and faculty due to safety concerns.
Following the release of admissions decisions in late March, prospective students were invited to attend Days on the Lawn the end of March and throughout April. Days on the Lawn is the University’s program designed to give admitted students a preview of life at the University, through info sessions, walking tours of Grounds and a dining hall food experience.
Forensic accountant R. Steven Spitzer released an interim report Monday on the finances of Sweet Briar College. In the report, Spitzer said Sweet Briar College’s finances do not support its decision to close after the 2015 summer session.
