The University Center for Politics hosted its 16th Annual American Democracy Conference Thursday to discuss the results of the elections from earlier this month, as well as the next election cycle in 2016. The conference featured a myriad of veterans from both the Republican and Democratic parties to discuss these topics on two panels.
The Darden School hosted the seventh annual University of Virginia Investing Conference on Thursday and Friday. The conference was focused on investing in innovative fields and companies.
Former mayors and other Charlottesville community leaders released an open letter Wednesday, demanding City Registrar Sheri Iachetta be put on administrative leave and calling for the immediate resignation of members of the local Electoral Board.
The Alumni Association hosted its annual “Cocktails and Conversations” for Fourth Years in the College of Arts and Sciences on Thursday.
The appeal of former University student George Huguely V, who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love in May 2012, also a University student at the time, went before the Virginia Supreme Court this week. The Court received the initial petition in April and the court record in June. A hearing was scheduled this week to determine whether the Court would hear the appeal.
Virginia high school graduation rates have risen more than 7.5 percent in the last six years, according to new data released by the Virginia Department of Education. Education School Dean Robert Pianta said the graduation rate increase reflected consistent improvement.
The Fourth-year Trustees launched the Class Giving campaign last week. In the email to graduating students, the committee said tuition covers just 17 percent of total University revenue — though for exclusively academic revenue, the number is closer to 36 percent.
