Just in time for Veteran’s Day, the Servicemember Education Reform and Vocational Enhancement Act was announced last week by Sen.
After the Board of Visitors’ revision of the program to remove all-grant aid packages — students in the lowest income bracket must now take on loans as part of their aid packages — numerous students, parents and graduates have voiced opposition to the change.
The Charlottesville Police Department announced in a press release Wednesday that they have arrested a suspect in connection the murder of University dining hall employee Jarvis Brown.
The language of the tenure policy suggests research is a favored in decisions. In its section on teaching, the policy stipulates that “an award of tenure will not normally be made” without strong teaching ability. However, with regards to research, the policy says “there must exist a body of original research or creative work sufficient in quality and quantity to have led at least to the beginning of a national reputation in the candidate’s field.”
A new proposal by put forth by Charlottesville City Council seeks to change the way in which revenue is generated from public housing.
Democrat Terry McAuliffe was elected to serve as Virginia’s 72nd governor last night in one of the most hotly contested statewide races in decades.
A group of University students is considering the possibility of re-establishing the University’s yearbook, Corks & Curls, for the 2014-15 academic year.
Following several long-term studies on the current status of the Gooch/Dillard and McCormick Road first-year residential buildings, the Office of Housing & Residence Life has come up with plans for major renovations for both of the residence areas.
The deadline to enroll in the University-sponsored free credit monitoring offered to the 18,700 students who were affected by a mailing error during the summer which inadvertently exposed their social security numbers has been extended to Nov.
The first crop of hopeful members of the Class of 2018 have applied to the University, with 14,309 students submitting by the Nov.
The Virginia Supreme Court reversed a jury verdict last Friday in the wrongful-death suit filed by the parents of slain Virginia Tech students Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde, two of the 32 victims in the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.
Since the release of their debut studio album “Eyelid Movies” in 2009, Phantogram has built a noticeable grassroots following through extensive touring campaigns, playing with the likes of The Antlers, The xx, Beach House, and Ra Ra Riot.
Student Council drafted a bill at a small group session Tuesday to address concerns about recent cuts to AccessUVa, the University’s financial aid program.
The student organization Graduate Students for a Better U.Va. is calling for increased student advocacy and communication with the administration regarding issues affecting the life of Univeristy graduate students.
The family of Casey Schulman, a University student who died during a boating accident in Dominica while on a Semester at Sea trip last fall, has filed a lawsuit against the Institute for Shipboard Education/Semester at Sea, as well as the hotel and the travel agencies through which the chartered snorkeling expedition Schulman was on was organized, charging them with counts of negligence and strict liability.
From Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn, to spooky Hauntings on the Hill in Brown College, and the Haunted Trail behind Gooch/Dillard, the University has plenty to offer supernatural seekers for the year’s spookiest holiday.
Just six days before Virginia voters will elect their next governor, President Bill Clinton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe co-hosted a major campaign rally Wednesday morning at the downtown Paramount theater.
College is getting harder to pay for, even though tuition growth is slowing down, according to two reports released by the College Board last Wednesday.
TheCourseForum, a website intended to consolidate professor reviews and streamline the course registration process, has announced the official completion of its redesign project, just in time for spring 2014 course registration.
The Charlottesville Office of Human Rights appointed 11 members to the newly formed Human Rights Commission last Monday. The Commission was formed by the Charlottesville City Council last May to facilitate community dialogue and engagement about eliminating discrimination.
