A truly unbiased presidential appointment process is something of a catch-22 in that there will always be political values in play from one side or another.
For their part, student leaders such as Student Council President Clay Dickerson have done an admirable job of maturely standing up for students in a way that a select group of faculty cannot accept.
The power to avoid student unaffordability lies with the University, no one else.
We must all stand up for undocumented students’ right to take part in higher education, acknowledging the significant good they do for our University, as well as their basic dignity.
While there is a lot more work to do in repairing community ties, Beardsley’s unconventional background stands to be an asset in the healing process.
While adding monetary components to college sports is necessary, without guardrails, we risk transforming our athletic programs into commercial sports franchises that value profit over purpose.
Far from a mere ideology, gender studies provides a critical framework for engaging with a variety of real-world issues.
A growing pattern of political interference and upheaval is quietly destabilizing the foundations of both academia and the University itself.
The Board continued their search without pause in the face of these checks on their operations, demonstrating the detachment of its agenda from community wishes and concerns — and providing clear justification for Spanberger’s actions.
The administration of the University acts without care of consequences because it knows there are none, and it is becoming incredibly frustrating to watch. The University community needs to alter its approach to these issues, or nothing will change.
The mandate to engage with these benefits is as simple as a couple of clicks on the UBE email — students should vote in this upcoming 2026 student election.
In a world increasingly isolated and fast-paced, pedestrian infrastructure in Charlottesville stands as a bulwark with health, social and economic benefits.
While accountability in response to the failure of safety systems is necessary, these investigations portray gun violence at universities as a procedural misstep rather than an institutional failure on the part of the federal government.
By not devoting enough attention to developing English proficiency among non-native speaking ELs, these students are disadvantaged in their exams, and consequently their graduation rates and their futures.
Because there is no singular or correct approach in an educational world of individualized, class-specific policies, the University must mandate AI literacy training on the ethical, environmental and practical concerns for generative AI.
Writing allows us to clarify complex ideas, wrestle with ambiguity and engage critically with texts and concepts.
With the turmoil at the federal level dominating much of the 2025 campaign, voters did not cast their ballot with an appetite for statewide left-wing activism — they cast their ballot hoping for some semblance of normalcy.
While perhaps not using race as a primary form of discrimination, current debates over housing unfortunately and predictably devolve into camps of rich versus poor. The crux of the issue is the same — past and present residents wrestle over how to deal with rising property value and increasing population
Study abroad programs like this one are implicit, institutional endorsements that certify the host state's compliance with the University’s ethical, educational and safety standards, all of which serve as a form of soft-power validation.
For those who voted for Jones, support comes with an obligation — to expect better from him, to hold him accountable and to remain honest about the conditions under which he is afforded trust.
