HARBATH: Compulsory attendance policies are harmful to students
By Julie Harbath | June 15, 2024By permitting a return to antiquated, inflexible attendance policies, the University is jeopardizing student health and wellness.
By permitting a return to antiquated, inflexible attendance policies, the University is jeopardizing student health and wellness.
In continually promoting marriage-mindedness, the University and student organizations actually undermine the educational mission of this institution.
The University's reliance on online classes as an equally effective alternative to in-person classes ignores the sheer disparity in learning experience between the two.
Retirement, as you can tell, has been treating me well. When people ask me now if I miss it, I laugh and tell them some things I definitely don't miss. But I don't always get to tell them about the things I really do miss.
My time at the University was shaped by the people who showed me grace and kindness and by those who had confidence in me, even when I struggled to have it in myself.
I surrounded myself with people who were so enthusiastic about the University and its potential, that after a while, it was impossible not to feel their passion and their convictions rub off on me.
The Northern Virginia campus is indicative of a larger initiative and a larger imperative to expand into other underserved areas.
Saturday, the state, not students nor protesters, brought violence to this campus.
Past stadiums in other states show that Virginia has the potential to succeed at such a construction project, provided that proper measures are undertaken.
The implications and revelations of the lawsuit should inspire greater transparency at the University in order to ensure that financial aid is properly and equitably distributed.
The University must take responsibility for the inaccessibility of Grounds and work to promote accessibility for all students despite misguided laws.
In addition to its failures in interactivity, the module lacks details specific to the University and discusses key concepts in universal terms.
The administration’s failure to condemn blatant discrimination exacerbates an impossible situation, fostering an atmosphere that misinterprets pro-Palestinian sentiments as support of terrorism.
When antisemitism is increasingly prevalent on Grounds and when Jewish students feel unsafe and unprotected, it is clear that the University must take active action to safeguard Jewish students.
The creation of a legal marijuana industry in Virginia has been delayed for too long.
Inclusive access continues to be a creative solution to help lower the economic burden on students and their families that attending college poses.
Comprehensive climate education represents a way to teach future generations about the threat of climate change which will.
Simply put, Virginia is — and must continue to be — a safe haven for women in the South who are seeking reproductive healthcare.
The reimplementation of standardized testing should be recognized as a single step towards a more holistic and equitable admissions process.
The University must restoratively respond to these failures, locating tangible solutions to a system that continues to mistreat and undervalue the graduate student community.