The University's Board of Visitors approved an educational and research collaboration last week with British company Rolls Royce to build a Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
The Board of Visitors selected third-year College student Adom Getachew as its new student member Friday.
In the face of higher education's ever-increasing price tag, AccessUVa, the University's undergraduate financial aid program, may expand to accommodate the future student body.
Though a legal battle has surrounded the program for nearly three years, the Google Books Library Project continues to digitize hundreds of thousands of books from the University's library system.
The leadership abilities of Gene Nichol, president of the College of William & Mary, have recently come under fire by some William & Mary alumni as well as several state delegates who are concerned about the president's decision to remove the historic Wren Chapel cross and allow the performance of the "Sex Workers' Art Show." Nichol's critics have also called into question the lack of action William & Mary's Board of Visitors has taken in holding the president responsible to the college. According to Del.
A bill banning illegal immigrants from attending public universities passed in the House of Delegates this week and now awaits approval by the Virginia Senate.
The General Assembly recently passed a resolution by unanimous voice vote to commend Nursing School Dean Jeanette Lancaster, who will retire this summer after 19 years of service to the University.
Students living on Grounds can expect to reach even deeper into their wallets after the Board of Visitors approved increased housing rates for the 2008-09 academic year during yesterday's Finance Committee meeting.
Students who signed up for Politics Prof. Larry J. Sabato's Introduction to American Politics will get much more than an introduction to the presidential race: They will have the opportunity to hear firsthand from Democratic contender Hillary Clinton in their classroom Monday. Sabato said the presentation, on the eve of Virginia's Tuesday primary, is not an endorsement of the senator from New York. "All the candidates were invited to teach this election-eve class, on a first-come, first-served basis," Sabato wrote in an e-mail.
Anthropology Prof. Fred Damon recently expressed concern about the academic performance of athletes and the role of those athletes' coaches at a Jan.
Entertaining an audience of University faculty, staff, community members and students at Old Cabell Hall yesterday during The State of the University Address, University President John T.
Middle Eastern students at the University may soon find a stronger voice in the community, due to a previously unprecedented occurrence. For the first time since its creation, the Minority Rights Coalition voted to invite a new member organization -- the Middle Eastern Leadership Council -- to join its league of minority University groups, provided that MELC establishes an executive board and strategic plan by April 1.
The MyUVa portal is scheduled for a facelift, according to Michael McPherson, University deputy chief information officer.
In the closest race in the Student Bar Association history, third-year Law student Ryan Quillian was elected president, according to outgoing SBA President Brian Leung.
Making textbooks more affordable for University students was the main topic of discussion at last night's Student Council meeting. Student Life Committee Co-Chair Isaac Wood presented a piece of legislation to Council encouraging faculty to support the University Bookstore's buyback and rental programs, which could allow students to spend less money on required texts.
Changes in federal funding for higher education are one of the prominent aspects of President Bush's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009.
