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University President Teresa Sullivan, above, is pictured addressing her resignation and subsequent reinstatement this June as well as faculty compensation in remarks to the Faculty Senate.
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Wynn, Sullivan, others request same-sex partner benefits

By Thrisha Potluri | June 26, 2014

Recent University alum Brendan Wynn, along with 75 other students, faculty and administrators, issued a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Mark Herring, encouraging the Commonwealth to extend same-sex partner benefits to public employees in Virginia. Virginia law currently does not permit state-provided health insurance benefits for same-sex domestic partners.

Board member John Griffin (above), will chair a newly created subcommittee to focus on affordable excellence. Griffin sponsored a $4 million challenge grant earlier this year to raise money for AccessUVa.
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Board creates new affordable excellence subcommittee

By Matt Comey | June 6, 2014

The Board of Visitors announced Thursday the convening of a new subcommittee to strengthen and sustain the University’s commitment to affordable excellence, according to a University press release. The subcommittee, which falls under the Board’s finance committee, will weigh in on issues surrounding tuition, financial aid and the annual budget.

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Year in Review: 2013-2014

By Joseph Liss and Matt Comey | May 13, 2014

The defining events of the 2013-14 year include widespread response to changes to AccessUVa, a seemingly endless search for new deans, the passage of the University’s Cornerstone plan and heightened administrative intervention in University fraternities’ new member education — or “pledging” — processes.

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University among institutions under review for Title IX compliance

By Andrew Elliott | May 3, 2014

The University is one of 55 institutions on a list the U.S. Department of Education released on Thursday of schools currently under investigation for possible violations of Title IX, a federal law which outlines, among other things, requirements for universities when responding to complaints about sexual violence.

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2015 graduation ceremony to be held across two days

By Matt Comey | April 30, 2014

In an email sent to the student body Wednesday morning, President Teresa Sullivan announced that graduation for the Class of 2015 will take the form of two separate ceremonies held on the Lawn, a solution intended to address ongoing Rotunda construction which would restrict guest attendance.

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McAuliffe visits in Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s last intro class

By Maddy Weingast | April 28, 2014

Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s Introduction to American Politics class Tuesday afternoon, marking Sabato’s last introductory politics lecture after 35 years. McAuliffe is among a long line of prominent policymakers to speak in Sabato’s class, including numerous presidents, senators and governors.

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Foxfield races see decline in arrests

By Will Marshall | April 28, 2014

A total of 18 individuals were arrested at the Foxfield races this year — down from 33 last year and 61 in 2012. Of the arrests, three were for cocaine use and one was for marijuana. The most serious offense was a charge for inciting a riot. Eight of the 18 people arrested were University students.

The Cavalier Marching Band was one of 10 bands selected out of a pool of 175 bands from across the country.
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Cavalier Marching Band selected to play Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

By Megan Panagopoulos | April 28, 2014

The Cavalier Marching Band was selected last week to perform in the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The decision was made official when Parade Creative Director Wesley Whatley arrived in Charlottesville last Tuesday and presented CMB Director William Pease with the Macy’s Day drum head — the customary way to give a band a bid to perform in the parade.

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