The University’s Living Wage Campaign held a rally Thursday demanding all University workers receive a living wage. The ralliers marched to Madison Hall to deliver a petition signed by more than 1,200 individuals.
The University was selected as one of the recipients of the 2015 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization.
UN Women, Women’s Health Virginia @ UVA and Student Global AIDS Campaign jointly hosted a talk on global health and gender-based violence Wednesday. Edward Strickler, program coordinator for the University's Institute of Law, Psychiatry & Public Policy, led students in a small group discussion setting by presenting issues, models and mock scenarios to illustrate pressing matters in the areas of domestic violence.
The Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate released amendments to the state budget Tuesday. Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, proposed a series of reforms to increase budget transparency at the State Budget Conference Jan. 30.
The University’s Miller Center hosted experts on India’s history and politics Wednesday for a question and answer session about the future of U.S.-India relations.
The Asian Student Union and the Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institute co-hosted an event Wednesday on sexual assault and bystander intervention.
University Law Prof. Richard J. Bonnie addressed the Medical School Wednesday on the topic of marijuana prohibition.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Portlight Strategies Inc. and the Hampton Roads Regional Catastrophic Planning Team hosted a “Getting It Right” workshop Tuesday and Wednesday to promote emergency preparedness and response.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that public institutions for higher education throughout the state will renew and expand their commitment to bolster economic development.
The University’s LGBTQ Center and Teach for America’s LGBTQ initiative co-sponsored a discussion Tuesday on the new television musical drama “Empire” and how it presents cultural issues concerning sexuality and race. The discussion also addressed broader applications of these issues in a real-life context.
Student Council met in the Law School Tuesday to hear from a representative from the Student Bar Association, as well as members of University Information Technology Services.
The Carter G. Woodson Institute and the University’s Office of African-American Affairs hosted the Black History Month’s Keynote Lecture Tuesday. Princeton University’s Center for African American Studies Prof. Imani Perry delivered the lecture.
Generation Opportunity hosted an event called Criminal Justice in the Commonwealth Tuesday featuring the story of Weldon Angelos, a man serving a federally mandated 55-year sentence for a nonviolent crime.
The Virginia General Assembly unanimously passed a bill enabling women to breastfeed in public. Breast feeding is currently only permitted on property which is owned, leased or controlled by the Commonwealth, as well as inside private homes.
Posters reading “Students for JUSTICE in Palestine #JewHaters” with an image of a body being dragged through a street were posted around Grounds on Sunday .
The number of first-year law students has reached its lowest national level since 1973, according to an American Bar Association report.
The Women’s Center kicked off Celebrate Every Body Week Monday. The week-long event, which ends Friday, includes a film screening, a jeans exchange and a free Zumba class.
Charlottesville community members expressed concerns about planned McIntire Park renovations at the fourth Design Review Public Open House Thursday. These renovations come as part of a sequence of similar renovations to local natural attractions over the past few decades.
Four political activists arrested on the steps of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in November pled guilty to trespassing charges last week in Charlottesville General District Court.
The Albemarle County Circuit Court scheduled a three-week jury trial Wednesday for Jesse Matthew on murder charges against second-year College student Hannah Graham. The trial will take place from June 29 to July 17.
