‘There is just one Governor’: Youngkin accuses Spanberger of overreach in presidential search
By Brendon Bordwine | November 17, 2025The outgoing governor claimed that Spanberger’s letter was “riddled with hyperbole and factual errors”
The outgoing governor claimed that Spanberger’s letter was “riddled with hyperbole and factual errors”
This affirms the authority of Virginia Senate Democrats, who have blocked over 20 of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointments to university governing boards since June.
The School of Data Science hosted its tenth annual Datapalooza Friday, bringing together industry professionals and professors to share insights about the field.
The Faculty Senate met Friday to pass a resolution which requested that the University pause the ongoing search for the tenth president until all seats on the Board of Visitors are filled.
The former State Department official shared lessons on service, diversity and leadership
Immediately after the bell toll, attendees began a memorial march from the Chapel to the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds, near where the shooting took place.
Juice Laundry co-founder Keenan explained that the decision to close was a result of experiencing operation difficulties with U.Va. Dine, although he declined to specify what these difficulties were.
“I concur fully with President Ryan’s recollection of events,” former Board Rector Robert Hardie said.
Areas that felt the deficits include federally-funded research, telemedicine services offered through U.Va. Health and canceled flights for holiday travel.
Student Council met Tuesday to discuss a potential proposal for a student detoxification center on Grounds following growing concerns about student safety and medical amnesty policies.
This year's co-sponsorship with Honor will give LOTL an additional $10,000 and will give Honor a table on South Lawn.
The Center for Politics hosted the event as part of Global Week 2025 in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
In the years since the attack and following external reviews of the incident, the University has reshaped its threat assessment infrastructure, expanded emergency alert systems, reorganized student accountability operations and significantly built out mental health services.
In the letter, Spanberger urged the Board to hold off on selecting finalists in the search and not to appoint a president until she has filled five current vacancies.
The Honor Committee’s public meetings have been substantially shorter this semester. This semester the Committee’s meetings have had an average length of 34 minutes compared to 50 minutes in the 2024-25 term and 47 minutes in the 2023-24 term.
Andy McClure, owner of The Virginian and a class of 2001 alumnus, said that the last five years have placed a strain on the restaurant business due to significant expense increases.
While both the rejected Compact and the Justice Department agreement faced resistance from the University community and have several similarities, the agreement provides firmer protection for academic freedom.
A new on-Grounds housing policy concerning residential colleges will change the reapplication system to give rising second years who are returning to the colleges priority in the housing process.
Paul Cherukuri was recently named the University’s first chief innovation officer in August, a role within the Office of the Vice President for Research that was created to help expand student entrepreneurship and start-up activity at the University.
After nearly four years in office, here is an overview of how Youngkin changed Virginia.