U.Va. alumnus Todd Gilbert sworn in as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
By Lauren O'Neil | January 21, 2022Gilbert graduated from the University in 1993 with a degree in government.
Gilbert graduated from the University in 1993 with a degree in government.
Two fourth-year students asked questions about new legislation for undocumented students and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and how legislators would improve mental health services at the University.
Good spoke about the COVID-19 pandemic, harshly criticizing many of the public health measures, including the University’s vaccine mandate for students.
Governor Ralph Northam has until March 31 to propose new amendments, so the budget’s impact on tuition for the next two fiscal years is uncertain.
Perhaps because of the support they received at the University, or simply because their convictions are strong, Virginia’s athletic alumni have made their voices heard on an assortment of pressing topics.
By meeting with General Assembly members and legislative aides, the group hoped to inject the voice of the University’s student body into the legislative process on behalf of Student Council.
In the past week, he is the second elected official from Virginia to admit to imitating an African-American person.
Melody Barnes — an assistant to the president and director of the White House Domestic Policy Council during the Obama administration — moderated the event.
The body discussed its ability to appoint a ninth member and to receive complaints against the Charlottesville Police Department with Mayor Nikuyah Walker and Vice Mayor Heather Hill.
Students and onlookers gathered in Garrett Hall Wednesday for a foreign policy address from Senator Tim Kaine.
Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.
The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosted Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Rohde Monday morning for a forum on US-Middle Eastern relations, entitled “Escape From the Quagmire?
Batten School faculty member Fred Hitz spoke Thursday evening about the recent political controversy surrounding the United States’ drone use.
Ambassador Michael Oren visited the Miller Center, while protesters stood outside in hopes of raising awareness of war crimes.
When the recent University-wide election results came in, I noticed one number in particular: the voter participation rate.