While the authors of the Call to Action letter acknowledge the A-School’s Inclusion and Equity Committee's work, they also call on the school’s administration to “actualize” those efforts throughout the school at large.
Mandatory testing is just one of the University’s several public health measures, including virtual daily health checks and requiring all students to wear masks in public spaces.
Several photos shared online of the gatherings depict large gatherings of students — few of whom were wearing masks.
The now-rescinded regulations prohibited F-1 students — those in an academic program — and M-1 students — those in a vocational program — attending schools operating entirely online from entering or remaining in the U.S. if they were to take a fully online course load.
The University’s Racial Equity Task Force was created by President Jim Ryan June 3 with the goal of developing a concrete list of actions for the University to take to further racial equity efforts on Grounds.
Honor and UJC plan to implement several initiatives in the fall to address racial bias, limited membership diversity
The students argue that the incorporation of anti-racist teachings into University-wide curriculum requirements is “fundamental to transforming the overall embodiment of the University’s values.”
A group of predominantly Black student activists submitted a list of demands June 12 to the University's racial equity task force recently formed by President Ryan.
City officials released body camera footage of the arrest after a video surfaced showing a CPD officer throwing a man to the ground during an arrest.
The announcement of the new regulations raised concerns among the international student community at the University, adding to the uncertainty they were already facing about the fall.
Students who were planning to study abroad will likely be contacted by the University about housing for the fall semester.
Now, as the push for police reform, defunding and abolition gains traction amid nationwide protests, the Student Police Advisory Board has decided that it needs to resolve the tension amongst UPD and students by asking students directly for their advice on how to facilitate engagement between them.
A pamphlet found at the cemetery that serves as a walking tour guide of its grounds reads, “This peaceful glen holds the remains of 1,097 Confederate soldiers from regiments representing 11 Southern states, most of whom died during the [Civil] War at the Charlottesville General Hospital."
Federal regulations require on an annual basis that “rebates and discounts obtained when making these purchases must be accounted for and subtracted from claims made by a university against Federal Award funds.”
On Grounds, Leemis was involved with the Advertising and Marketing Association, the Consulting Group at McIntire and the Sales and Trading Group at McIntire — three CIOs that focus on in-depth study of specific sides of the business world
At the University, only 108 faculty members are Black — comprising just 3.7 percent of the University’s 2,920-person faculty. People of color, more broadly, make up 26 percent of tenure-track or tenured professors.
Demonstrators gathered near the Charlottesville Amtrak station Wednesday in remembrance of Sage Smith, a local Black transgender woman who went missing in November 2012 and was last seen in the area.
President Ryan acknowledged that this would be disappointing news for some, but the safety of the members of Class of 2020 and everyone else is the main priority.
The Fifth District is reliably conservative, having a Republican congressman since 2010.
Following protests throughout Richmond — and across the state of Virginia — over the death of George Floyd, Gov. Ralph Northam announced June 4 that Lee statue would be removed after 130 years.
