For the third consecutive year, the Virginia Quarterly Review has been nominated for an "Eddie," an award given by Folio magazine for editorial excellence. The Virginia Quarterly Review defines itself, according to editor Ted Genoways, as a national journal of literature and discussion, merging traditional aspects of a literature magazine with other topics such as travel, music, art and science.
Following a successful eight-year relationship with CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, the University has signed a new 10-year multimedia agreement with CBS valued at more than $33 million. The monetary commitments will primarily provide funding for new video boards for stadiums on Grounds. "There is already a new video board in Klöckner Stadium and there will be a new one in the baseball stadium by spring," said Jon Oliver, University executive associate athletics director.
Retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke Sept. 30 in the University's Special Collections Library as part of the Capital Campaign kickoff weekend.
Yesterday, the Arts & Sciences Council held an open round table meeting with Edward Ayers, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.
The former home of James Madison, the fourth U.S. President and second rector of the University's Board of Visitors, is undergoing major renovations to restore it to its original form.
Student interest in internships has been rising steadily for several years, and many universities across the nation are taking the rise in popularity into consideration when awarding students with stipends to off-set the cost of a low-paying or unpaid internship.
Sarah Wilcox has been selected as the new assistant dean of students, replacing departing assistant dean Daisy Rodriguez.
Fourth-year Education student Katey Shirey has been awarded one of 13 science fellowships granted by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation for 2006. The fellowship is renewable for five years and is worth up to $100,000 over that period.
Najwa Nabti, an alumna of the University Law School class of 2002, has been selected to clerk for the International Court of Justice, commonly known as the World Court, at The Hague. Nabti is the recipient of the Orrick International Law Fellowship, which reimburses clerks chosen from the University of Virginia up to $40,000 for relocation costs, living expenses and housing.
The Living Wage Campaign held a teach-in yesterday on the steps of the Rotunda after the University ordered the removal of the tents of protesters from Madison Hall by yesterday morning. The teach-in followed a weekend in which 17 campaign members were arrested for sitting in at Madison Hall. "I was really pleased with the content and turnout," Campaign organizer Benjamin Van Dyne said. Topics of the teach-in, which drew approximately 140 people, included speeches from faculty members about the economics, history and moral imperatives of the "living wage." Van Dyne attributed the high turnout in part to the notoriety spurred by the 17 arrests. The greater visibility of the Living Wage Campaign has also drawn critics. Fourth-year College student and Market Wage Campaign organizer Karin Agness said the Living Wage Campaign relies mainly on emotional and moral arguments, but that economic theory and practice are against imposing a high artificial wage floor. "We care just as much about these low-wage workers" as the Living Wage Campaign, Agness said.
