The first phase of the University’s Rotunda restoration efforts are rapidly approaching a conclusion. The renovations, which began on the Rotunda in May 2012, are the landmark’s most comprehensive since it was rebuilt by McKim, Mead and White between 1895 and 1898, according to the project website.
On Thursday, about forty first-year students attended the Honor Committee’s annual mock trial in Gilmer Hall. Fourth-year College student Brittany Wengel, the vice-trial for education, said the trial was an opportunity to see the Honor Committee’s process in action.
At this point in my life, I can summarize my collegiate success into a three-digit GPA, fit 20 years worth of sweat and tears into a one-page resume and measure the quality of my education based on the Princeton Review’s rating of my university. In other words, if need be, I am 100 percent quantifiable. And, truth be told, you are too.
Starting this semester, students will have the option to study in the original library of the University: the Rotunda.
Forty percent of May 2012 graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences had acquired full-time employment or were self-employed after Final Exercises this past May, according to a recently unveiled report that profiled graduates’ post-college paths.
This gesture is a particularly positive way to welcome first-year students — some of whom are unsure which spaces are “allowed” — into the University’s symbolic and architectural center. By reserving Sunday through Tuesday evenings specifically for students, University officials have indicated in clear terms that they wish students to take advantage of the school’s most iconic space.
Soulful music flooded the lecture hall at the Harrison Institute Special Collections library Wednesday as more than 100 people gathered to honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington. Deborah McDowell, director of the University’s Carter G.
Applied properly, requiring voters to demonstrate knowledge of the candidates and issues—and perhaps United States history as well—could significantly improve the quality of our democracy.
When Virginia opens the season Saturday against Brigham Young, fans may recognize many familiar faces with the offense returning seven starters.
Last year featured a tale of two defenses for Virginia. There was the defense that was fourth in the ACC and No.
Here’s a look at Virginia’s 2013 adversaries by the numbers: 3: Brigham Young finished third in total defense in 2012 to advance to a bowl game for a fourth consecutive season.
Coaches across the country have expressed concern about the proliferation of fast-paced spread offenses. But will the faster pace really change everything about the game.
The College’s 2012 destinations report hints at an argument that College officials should be making, or at least making more forcefully. Often, critics of the College make the mistake of judging an undergraduate experience not by the experience itself but by future earning potential. When faced with this limited perspective, College officials can still defend the worth of a liberal arts degree by pointing to the high number of students who win admission to graduate programs.
The University recently unveiled a report about the post-graduation plans of May 2012 graduates from the University.
A new University of Virginia Primary and Specialty Care Clinic officially opened to patrons Monday in the U.Va. Medical Park in Zion Crossroads.
The words “pompous” and “pretentious” are bound to come up in any discussion of Aaron Sorkin, given the award-winning writer’s propensity for stuffing his characters’ mouths with the sort of pseudo-intellectual babble you might expect to hear in a high school politics classroom.
This month’s vote by the University’s Board of Visitors to reauthorize a modified version of the touted AccessUVa program has renewed a debate about the University’s obligation to promote socioeconomic diversity amid deepening cuts in federal and state funding of public universities.
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The University is now able to more accurately estimate its nitrogen footprint thanks to a new model developed by Environmental Sciences faculty member James Galloway.
The “make or break” label that has been placed on the program by some seems to be incongruent with the state of Cavalier football. London’s seat is certainly getting warmer, but to invoke the words Mark Twain, the reports of London’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
