A petition filed in late January through Student Council’s SpeakUpUVA website proposing that sexual assault be made a University honor offence has made waves in the University community recently. The proposal has gathered over 500 signatures, making it the fifth most popular petition since the website’s inception.
On the heels of a $400,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation, the Miller Center is launching a bipartisan commission to investigate new ways to finance higher education in the United States.
Thursday afternoon, a proposal to renovate Wilson Hall will be reviewed by both the Finance Committee and the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors.
As the world becomes increasingly connected and globalized, more and more students are studying abroad each year. A report released by the Institute of International Education puts the number of U.S. students who studied abroad in the last academic year at about 283,000 — a 62 percent increase in the last 10 years.
Student Council’s general body passed a resolution Tuesday in support of House Bill 747, a bill which would allow undocumented immigrants to receive in-state tuition provided they meet certain requirements. Council’s resolution addressed the concerns and general support of various student groups.
The University hosted a national conference on sexual misconduct last week focusing on sexual misconduct procedures and the possibility of system-wide reforms at universities and colleges across the country.
Campaigns are in full swing for University Board Elections next week to Student Council, Honor Committee, Year-Specific Councils, and School Councils.
Every spring, the University accepts approximately 700 transfer students, a select group of students from widely varying backgrounds. In the fall, the new Wahoos join the university community along with incoming first-years, but these students took a different path to Charlottesville. Transfer students undergo a unique application process before taking their place in the student body alongside four-year students.
With student elections just one week away, the University Board of Elections is finalizing preparations, while candidates’ campaigns are in full swing.
The University Board of Visitors is set to vote on the approval of a Masters in Data Sciences program during this week’s meeting. The program, which will be housed in the College, will be discussed in during the Education Policy Committee meeting Thursday afternoon before going to the full Board Friday afternoon.
The Honor Committee repealed its decision made February 9 to place a question on the student elections ballot that would gauge student opinion on non-proctored exams. The Committee will conduct a survey instead.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato announced he will no longer teach his introductory course in American politics – PLAP 1010 – after this semester. Sabato said the decision was in part personal and in part related to Politics Department staffing concerns.
A Virginia House of Delegates committee voted against a bill Thursday which would have raised the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.25 by 2015. Initially proposed by Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Centreville, the legislation cleared the state Senate the previous Tuesday.
Ten cumulative inches of snow fell on Charlottesville between Wednesday and Thursday last week. Plow crews and workers were still working to clear the roads and deal with the piled up snow on Friday.
Ernest Mead, a renowned music professor and former University student, passed away early Thursday evening from congestive heart failure. Mead, a member of the class of 1940, was 95.
Federal Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen ruled the Virginia prohibition of same-sex marriage was unconstitutional Thursday evening. The case, Bostic v. Rainey, challenged the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
The Batten School announced the hiring of Econ Profs. Issac Mbiti and Jay Shimshack during the past two weeks. The two will join the Batten School’s 39 faculty members.
The Higher Education Equity Act, HB 747, would grant eligibility for alien children if he or she has attended a high school in Virginia for at least three years, graduated from a Virginia high school or received a General Education Development certificate in Virginia, enrolled in a Virginia college or University, has been approved for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by the U.S.
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The Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills on Monday changing current laws regarding human trafficking.
