Students of the University have taken steps to ensure recent issues in the national spotlight garner attention on Grounds. Ferguson & Police Brutality The police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri sparked outrage among members of the Charlottesville community, who joined together in a series of events to speak out against police brutality and racial profiling.
As a part of International Education Week, the Provost's office sponsored a Passport Drive in Newcomb Ballroom Tuesday, and it will return for a second day Wednesday from 10 a.m.
University doctoral candidate Elizabeth Leet has received Phi Beta Kappa Society’s 2014 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship in French Studies.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato’s latest book, “The Kennedy Half Century” is now available as an extended, paperback version.
The newly-established Minority Health International Research Training program will afford underrepresented students additional opportunities in cutting-edge global health research.
University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock appeared before the Supreme Court Tuesday to argue the religious liberties case Holt v. Hobbs.
By Mairead Crotty & Amirah AhmadCharlottesville and Albemarle County hosted a voter registration drive on the Downtown Mall Tuesday in honor of National Voter Registration Day.The event, which was the first National Voter Registration Day to be held in Charlottesville, served to both register and educate attendees about the state’s new voter ID law.The 2014 mid-term elections are a little more than a month away, and 471 Congressional seats and 36 governorships are at stake, including 11 House seats and one Senate seat in Virginia.
