Not much notice was paid in the lead up to Aug. 3, 2013, when members of the Board of Visitors voted to make changes to AccessUVa, the University’s financial aid program.
A new proposal by put forth by Charlottesville City Council seeks to change the way in which revenue is generated from public housing.
New majors, minors and coursework are, for the most part, driven by student demand and available faculty — two areas that queer studies have in abundance at the University. While the establishment of a LGBTQ minor in the near future looks favorable, the creation of an African Studies major does not look as promising, due precisely to the lack of these two things.
