Politics & Government

LGBTQ forum addresses changes in individual rights

Guest speaker Anthony D’Augelli, a professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University, spoke Monday evening on the pervasiveness of mental health issues among LGBTQ youth. The event was co-sponsored by the Psychology Department; the Women, Gender and Sexuality program; and the LGBT Resource Center. D’Augelli is widely published author, with particular focus on LGBTQ, mental health and family issues.

Mead Endowment dinner honors 12 University professors

Twelve University faculty members were honored on Saturday evening as new participants in the Mead Endowment Program, a program designed to help connect students and professors both in and out of the classroom.

Education School to offer new major fall 2014

On Thursday, the Board of Visitors approved the Bachelor of Science in Education in Youth and Social Innovation, a new prospective major program in the Curry School of Education.

McAuliffe maintains funding lead

The various Republican and Democratic campaigns in the Virginia Gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial, and Attorney General races released their fundraising statistics for the period of July 1st through August 31st 2013 about one week ago. Over the course of the above period, Ken Cucinelli, the Republican candidate for governor raised $5,688,220, while Democratic Candidate Terry McAuliffe raised $7,355,244.

Athletics drive rising college costs, study finds

The rising cost of attending college is driven partly by universities using students’ tuition and fees to finance non-academic services, such as athletic programs, campus recreation and student housing, according to a report released by the Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.

SACS completes review of University, final report to emerge by December

A committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools completed its three-day review of the University’s commitment to the accrediting agency’s “core practices.” The agency placed the University on a one-year warning following the resignation and reinstatement of University President Teresa Sullivan in the summer of 2012.

State contradicts Huguely appeals

The Virginia Attorney General’s office submitted a brief to the Virginia Court of Appeals this week giving the state’s opinion on the appeal effort of former University student George Huguely, who was found guilty in February 2012 of grand larceny and the second degree murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend Univeristy student Yeardley Love.

Board of Visitors holds first meeting of the year

Appointed by the Virginia Governor and charged with seeing to the effective and transparent governance of the University, the Board of Visitors consists of 19 members — former professors and faculty, business owners, working professionals and one non-voting student.

Faculty Senate holds first meeting of 2013-14 academic year

The Faculty Senate convened Tuesday for its first meeting of the 2013-14 academic year to discuss the five identified pillars of the University’s strategic planning initiative, which will be presented to the Board of Visitors when it convenes later in the month.

Harrington, Alexis Murphy families meet in Albermarle

The case of missing young woman Alexis Murphy holds many similarities to the 2009 Morgan Harrington case. Both families met for support in Albermarle County over the weekend.

Sens. Warner, Kaine propose relocating U.S. Africa command to Virginia

University commemorates slave history with new commission

The history of race at the University is long and complicated, and a new commission will attempt to address many of the lingering issues and commemorate slave history.

Race forum discusses "Black Identity" at U.Va.

Students and faculty discuss how it feels to be black on a “white campus”, as well as reflect upon struggles from racial disparities in the past.

Petition to overturn Access UVa decision gains ground

A petition to overturn the changes to AccessUVa instituted by the Board of Visitors this summer has been circulating the state and currently contains 7,394 signatures. The petition, coined “I am not a loan,” is part of a larger campaign of students, parents and graduates across the nation to reduce student debt.

Cornering the Market

The bright-eyed J.R. Hadley could easily be mistaken for a brother in a Rugby Road fraternity, with a baseball cap complementing his calculated 5 o’clock shadow. But Hadley is in a different sort of fraternity — a young corps of up-and-coming business owners on the Corner.

University students mark 12th anniversary of 9/11

University students took time to remember the tragic events of September 11 yesterday, through a variety of activities sponsored by student groups around grounds.

STORIFY: University remembers 9/11

The University community commemorates the tragedy of 9/11 12 years later. The Burke Society handed out flags for students to plant at the south end of the Lawn.

Faculty pay to be determined by merit, peer evaluations

A new system of faculty pay will now rely on group evaluations and peer review to determine the level of pay for faculty members.

Honor releases Informed Retraction statistics

The Honor Committee published case summaries Tuesday outlining the instances in which students took advantage of the Honor Committee’s new informed retraction policy since it passed in a referendum in March.

StudCo appropriates CIO funds for 2013-14

Student Council’s appropriations committee is in the process of allocating its semi-annual funding for the fall semester, the first of two processes through which the University’s Contracted Independent Organizations can gain access to funds this semester.