According to University Provost Liz Magill’s email to Hancock residents, prevalence testing identified 7 of the 16 cases. 115 students live in the building.
According to Physics Prof. Craig Dukes, his main reason for following up on the Chegg posts is to preserve equity among his students and eliminate unfair advantages.
The dashboards from Virginia Tech, William and Mary, James Madison University, George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth university all report the percentage of positive test results in their community. The University of Virginia does not.
In an announcement sent to students July 16 about U.Va’s COVID-19 public health plans, the University stated that students would be able to receive one asymptomatic test every 60 days. The LetsGetChecked pre-arrival testing currently counts as one of the asymptomatic tests provided to students.
The COVID-19 and safety-related demands include financial compensation and hazard pay, adequate personal protective equipment and risk reduction, revised and clearly articulated policing and COVID-19 guidelines, provisions for food security and housing stability and revised financial aid policies for resident staff.
Before lying silently still for the 15-minute “die-in,” participants sat in a large, socially-distanced circle on the Lawn to write letters that demonstration organizers plan to give to University administration.
The late-night Housing and Residence Life email now leaves residents with two options — submit their preference for a new housing assignment or forfeit their on-Grounds housing.
University leadership cited several reasons for their decision in the email, including improving conditions locally and in Virginia, knowledge gained from other universities who have opened, and encouraging behavior from student athletes, graduate students, and other individuals in Charlottesville over the summer.
The statement included a warning that offending chapters could face a Fraternal Organization Agreement suspension for the academic year.
Due to the high number of people attempting to order at the same time, the website experienced technical issues during its initial operation.
32 percent of arrests made by UPD in 2019 were of Black individuals, whereas the University's student body is roughly 6.5 percent Black and the City of Charlottesville is just under 20 percent Black.
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.
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.
Honor and UJC plan to implement several initiatives in the fall to address racial bias, limited membership diversity
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