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Michael Strine, pictured, former executive vice president and chief operating officer, resigned from his post after 13 months on the job.
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Strine leaves power vacuum

By Joseph Liss | August 28, 2012

Michael Strine’s resignation earlier this month from his position as the University’s executive vice president and chief operating officer means the University starts the academic year without a chief operating officer or a chief financial officer, as former University CFO Yoke San Reynolds retired in May. As the search begins to replace Reynolds and Strine — the latter of whom left with an $847,308 severance package — students will be served by a University financial staff at half-power.

Students returned to school this week to find Grounds altered by construction projects that took place during the summer recess.
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Renovation woes continue

By Grace Hollis | August 28, 2012

Students returning to school this week were greeted by a slew of construction-related changes to the University’s Grounds, the most significant being the construction of a temporary dining facility in front of Peabody Hall called N2. The University attempted to complete as much renovation as possible while students were away for the summer, said James Zehmer, manager of the Facilities Management Historic Preservation Project.

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Students choose print textbooks

By Emily Hutt | August 28, 2012

As more higher education institutions adopt tech-savvy approaches to education, a recent report by Internet2 shows that students are bucking this digital-forward trend, preferring textbooks to e-textbooks.

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First years boast top scores

By Callie Jacobs | August 28, 2012

As classes begin today, the University welcomes its strongest academic class to date, according to statistics from the University’s Institutional Assessment and Studies. Of the 3,416 members of the class of 2016, roughly 93 percent ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

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U.Va. rejects Obama visit

By Monika Fallon | August 28, 2012

President Barack Obama will not speak on Grounds Wednesday after the University declined his campaign’s request last week, saying it would cause an “extraordinary disruption” to the second day of classes.

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University pursues online education

By Krista Pedersen | July 17, 2012

The University announced today a new agreement to distribute several courses online beginning in fall 2013 through a new partnership with Stanford-based education-technology corporation Coursera. The announcement came as a surprise to many after the University spent nearly three weeks debating the role of online learning in its future during the botched ouster of President Teresa A.

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Freedom of Information Act emails released July 13

July 13, 2012

The University released the following emails regarding the selection of its eighth president July 13 at the request of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The emails include a message from Gordon Rainey, an alumni representative on the Search Committee and the director of the Capital Campaign, summarizing an interview with an individual who suggested “if we do not find Mr. or Mrs. Perfect…hire someone for the interim (4-6 years) to be a change agent with a view to picking someone after that to serve for 10-15 years.” Batch of emails University Records Officer Caroline Walters made the following notations regarding legal exemptions from the released documents: “Please note that one document was removed as entirely exempt (this removal is specifically noted on the email to which that document was attached.) All other documents actually attached to this set of emails were reviewed and they have been provided to you, in several cases with personal identifying information minimally redacted.

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Freedom of Information Act Emails released July 2

July 2, 2012

Below is a compilation of emails the University Public Affairs Office released Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by The Hook. The emails include the correspondence of University Rector Helen Dragas, a letter from former Rector Thomas Farrell regarding the 2006 Living Wage Campaign, as well as a message from Peter Kiernan, former chair of the Darden School Board of Trustees, the leaking of which several weeks ago contributed to Kiernan’s resignation. Batch of emails

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