The student group Hoos for Ecuador held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the April 16 earthquake Sunday night in the Amphitheatre.
John Unsworth has been selected to be University librarian and dean of libraries. Unsworth currently serves as University librarian and professor of English at Brandeis University.
The name of the festival, in honor of Thomas Jefferson, is intended to pay homage to the former president while still remaining light and whimsical.
The Organization of Young Filipino Americans held its fifth annual Lakas 5K at the Nameless Field March 18.
The medals were awarded to Cecil Balmond OBE, Judge John Gleeson, Marian Wright Edelman, and Gordon Moore in Architecture, Law, Citizen Leadership, and Global Innovation, respectively.
Former Secretary of State and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright is the first recipient of the Edward R. Stettinius Award.
A bill which would protect the identity of law enforcement officials was tabled by the Virginia House of Delegates General Laws subcommittee Thursday.
The Peace Corps recently announced the University ranks No. 5 for producing Peace Corps volunteers among medium-sized universities.
The University is searching for a new Vice Provost of Research after the last VPR stepped down in late 2014.
First-, second- and third-year general bodies met recently for a constitutional convention to discuss proposed changes to the Second and Third Year Councils’ and Fourth Year Trustees’ constitutions.
