The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent report, the “Annual Report of the CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman,” describes an increase in complaints from private student loan borrowers and offers recommendations on how to improve the student loan system.
University students will be able to use their student ID cards in the upcoming November midterm elections, a fact which Student Council Legislative Affairs Committee co-chair Zach Cohen said minimizes the impact of the state's new voter identification laws, which critics say will disproportionately affect minority and low-income voters.
While serving as an advisor to President George W. Bush, Republican Senate hopeful Ed Gillespie voiced his support for privatizing Social Security, a stance that Democratic incumbent senator Mark Warner has heavily criticized in debates and attack ads during the election.
Various organizations on Grounds are hosting Homecomings events this upcoming week for current students and alumni. These events, which include cookouts, receptions and tailgates, are open to students within the University community as well as to the public in Charlottesville.
After a lengthy debate Monday night, Charlottesville City Council deferred a decision on a set of new Council procedures and guidelines of operation.
Middle East analyst Asaf Romirowsky addressed students Tuesday on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition, the Women’s Center and Sigma Psi Zeta held a panel Tuesday to discuss domestic violence in the National Football League.
With the 2016 presidential election just two years away, a newly formed student committee is leading an effort to bring a presidential debate to the University.
Student Council met in the Commerce School Tuesday to discuss student safety.
University Student Health will hold its annual student flu shot clinic Wednesday in Newcomb Hall.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit revoked the quantitative benchmarks previously used in determining what constitutes “fair use” of copyright material Friday — a decision which could have implications down the road for colleges and universities and their use of electronic resources.
University neurosurgeons Dr. Chris Shaffrey and Dr. Justin Smith have been named among the 18 best spinal surgeons in North America by professional newsletter Orthopedics This Week. The doctors were selected based on nominations and “a survey of … ‘thought leaders in the field,’” according to the publication.
The newly-established Minority Health International Research Training program will afford underrepresented students additional opportunities in cutting-edge global health research.
Attorney General Mark Herring voiced his support Monday for the proposed Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act, a bill currently before the United States Senate which would aid the prevention of human trafficking by providing greater oversight of websites which supply “adult services.”
Students will be able to access DataZoa data series starting this week through University libraries using their student emails.
A grand jury in Fairfax County indicted Jesse Matthew on three felony charges Monday in connection with a 2005 sexual assault case.
Student group Action Against Ebola is hosting Ebola Awareness Week this week to raise funds for and student awareness of the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Student Council, the Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures and the Disability Access Committee are sponsoring Disability Acceptance Week this week in an effort to increase acceptance of and foster discussion about disabilities within the University community.
The City of Charlottesville held its annual City Services Fair Friday afternoon at City Hall Plaza on the Downtown Mall.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday the publication of final changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The new changes include requiring institutions to report incidents of stalking and incorporate a statement of policy about programs aimed at curbing dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in its annual security report.
