UVA posts best graduation rate in country
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that one-third of four-year colleges posted declines in graduation rates. Since 2003, UVA’s graduation rate has averaged between 92 and 93 percent.
TIME: Death of UVA student Yeardley Love one of year’s top crime stories
Story listed alongside the arrest of Joran van der Sloot, the trial of Elizabeth Smart’s captor and bullying debates surrounding the death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi
Protective orders discussed as Huguely nears trial
According to a report presented to the commission, there are roughly 15,000 final protective orders at any given time in Virginia.
UVA COO Sandridge says potential problems in building on existing Ragged Mountain Dam
Sandridge’s comments arrive on the same day as a report by a three-person independent technical review team hired to study the feasibility of a Ragged Mountain Dam proposal
UVA Vice President of Research Tom Skalak a candidate for CalPoly presidency
California Polytechnic State University announced the three individuals under consideration for the school’s presidency. Among them? Thomas Skalak, UVA’s Vice President for Research and a professor of biomedical engineering
Maurice Jones named Charlottesville City Manager
Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris announced Jones’ appointment to city staff this morning prior to a planned noon announcement
Maurice Jones will make $170,000 as Charlottesville city manager
Following a false-start press conference and a lunch at The Nook, the new City Manager discussed his appointment
Buford Middle School garden project gets $25,000
On October 22, before voting to merge Walker Upper Elementary and Buford Middle, the Charlottesville School Board snacked on goods from the garden
UPDATE: Charlottesville city manager search down to Maurice Jones and Richard Brown
According to a colleague, East Providence City Manager Richard Brown is out of the office this week for vacation