Phil Trella, associate vice provost and director of the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, confirmed that preliminary data shows that, after a period of climbing Ph.D. enrollment, fewer students are applying to the University’s Ph.D. programs, and the programs themselves are becoming smaller.
Two years after the University began offering tech-free courses through its Summer Technology Sabbatical, the program has expanded, with courses offered this summer in psychology and engineering.
Christa Acampora, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and professor of philosophy, delivered the First Lecture to students on the Lawn Monday morning.
Residents also appeared during public comment, petitioning Council members to reconsider plans to clear a homeless encampment along the Rivanna Trail, and to consider restoring a plaque commemorating 19th century slave auctions which took place at a historic building downtown.
So, if your mind was elsewhere this summer, consider this your Virginia Athletics catch-up — because the Cavaliers gave us a lot to talk about.
Affordability, AI use and free speech — these are all issues critical to ensuring that our University is accessible to all and that its culture is rigorous, rational and accepting.
Three sex and relationship beat writers from The Cavalier Daily’s Life desk discuss their approaches to navigating sexual health on Grounds and beyond.
Weaving the story of local activism and its effects on daily life in the 1970s, the exhibit reminds locals of the people and moments that led Charlottesville to be the city it is today.
