The First-Year Judiciary Committee elected First-year College students John Connolly and Sumedha Deshmukh as Chair and Vice-Chair of FYJC, the University Judiciary Committee announced Sunday.
Given recent legal trends across the United States, colleges and universities may soon be forced to conduct a race-neutral application process. The University currently uses race as one factor among many to make admissions decisions, but this may not be the case for long.
Batten School Dean Harry Harding announced Thursday he will step down from his position at the end of his five-year term, which ends at the conclusion of the academic year. As the founding dean of the Batten School, Harding has helped set the foundation for the school and develop the school’s degree programs for both graduate and undergraduate students.
The Charlottesville Office of Human Rights appointed 11 members to the newly formed Human Rights Commission last Monday. The Commission was formed by the Charlottesville City Council last May to facilitate community dialogue and engagement about eliminating discrimination.
Professors, socioeconomic analysts and members of the University community convened in a packed Bryan Hall Thursday at a forum titled “Race, Wealth, and the Price of College Admission.”
Representatives from the Charlottesville Fire Department, along with the University’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety and the Charlottesville Property Maintenance office teamed up Thursday afternoon to lead a door-to-door fire safety campaign in student off-Grounds housing areas.
The Virginia Higher Education Advisory Committee met in Richmond on Thursday afternoon to discuss performance- and incentive-based funding for Virginia colleges and universities.
The Honor Committee’s 2013 bylaws define the “community of trust” to mean “collectively, the students, faculty, administrators, and other members of the University of Virginia community.” But what are faculty members’ roles in this community?
A top Chinese university fired an outspoken, pro-democracy professor last week, and outside academics are deeming the response from the University of Virginia insufficient.
Campus Sustainability met in Newcomb Hall Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Campus Sustainability Day, recognizing and encouraging sustainable environmental practices at UVA.
Jarvis C. Brown was the victim of Charlottesville’s first homicide of the year early Thursday morning.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has committed to reevaluating and updating its policies following public backlash over a University student’s arrest in the spring.
The Faculty Senate held its first full meeting of the year Tuesday evening to discuss issues ranging from tech support to the University’s strategic plan.
The Student Council Graduate Affairs Committee is planning to hold a panel for undergraduate students interested in professional studies at the University next Tuesday, the Committee announced at last nights’ Student Council representative body meeting.
The University’s Women’s Center received a $3 million dollar donation last week – the largest donation in the Center’s history – from University alumna Maxine Platzer Lynn.
The Memorial for Enslaved Laborers organization held a student forum Monday evening to discuss University President Teresa Sullivan’s new commission on slavery and plans for the group’s proposed memorial. Memorial committee chair Edna Turay, a fourth-year College student who will serve on Sullivan’s commission, opened the forum by outlining the goals of the 27-member commission, comprised of administrators, alumni, local residents and students.
An anonymous group of students posted an open letter to the University community Saturday announcing the resurrection of the O.W.L.
The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosted a forum on President Kennedy’s approach to Latin American affairs on Monday in honor of the upcoming 50-year anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. The forum was broken up into three panels consisting of three speakers, each discussing separate aspects of President Kennedy’s diplomacy with Latin America during his time as president and how his foreign policies apply to political controversies today.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received approximately 3,800 complaints about private student loans from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, according to a regular report released Wednesday.
The governor’s automatic, individualized system of rights restoration, established on July 15, 2013, has restored the rights of 1,566 non-violent convicted felons so far. Convicted felons in Virginia lose several rights, including the right to vote, to run for or hold public office and to serve on juries.
