KURTZWEIL: A defense of the Batten Curve
By Paul Kurtzweil | December 27, 2024Standardization is an important idea in a school to make grading as fair as possible — all inconsistencies in teaching assistants or exam writing are ironed out.
Standardization is an important idea in a school to make grading as fair as possible — all inconsistencies in teaching assistants or exam writing are ironed out.
Addiction crises should be understood as communal, rather than individual.
It is crucial for us to reevaluate our personal reliance on AI and begin understanding how it acts as a problematic shortcut.
With the long history of student complaints regarding advising in the College, it is commendable that the University administration is committed to responding to student concerns and prioritizing student academic well-being.
For the sake of students — and the Governor — his state administration should rethink its stance on this meeting and its approach to interacting with students more broadly.
Youngkin is trying to entice data centers to move to Northern Virginia for his own political gain, and presenting this to the taxpayer as a service to the citizen is deceiving.
In its current situation, Charlottesville is an early adopter of the upzoning movement, giving the City the unique opportunity to act as a shining example of its benefits.
We need to reconsider how we think about extracurriculars — this hyper-competitive and exclusive culture which implicitly frames clubs as resume-padders must be stopped.
The University must take steps to provide its students with the means to easily navigate the resources, offices and structures of the institution.
Such appointments being dictated by connections and donations creates a Board composed of big donors instead of members passionate about University goals.
The University appears committed to a future defined by data, but lacks the dedication to meeting this future’s energy needs in a sustainable way.
Youngkin once again abandoned his duty to protect Virginian voters’ rights, setting a dangerous precedent for elections.
Flipped class models fail to organize learning into these defined stages, instead overwhelming students with a large volume of content in a short span of time.
Do substandard Congressional candidates in Charlottesville and across the nation deserve our vote whilst delegitimizing the voting system?
Virginia voters have the power to reject hollow rhetoric and demand candidates who prioritize meaningful change over soundbites.
The FIRE statistics indicate that the University is home to self-censorship and intolerance of controversial speech.
UBE governs the main democratic avenue through which student candidates and voters can express their unique concerns about the University.
This change is a blatant way to identify struggling schools to parents and legislators, allowing both groups to avoid them like the plague.
The University must implement a mandatory first-year personal finance and literacy course to provide students with the necessary skills for college and thereafter.
Basing policy off of purely environmental concerns ignores reality and disregards economically sustainable solutions.