Here’s the statement UVA president Teresa Sullivan read aloud on the Rotunda steps following her reinstatement by the Board of Visitors Tuesday afternoon. Today the Board of Visitors has voted to reinstate me as the President of the University. I have asked Heywood Fralin, former Rector and senior member of the Board of Visitors, who […]
JUMP TO: The U The Pols The Landlords The Investors The Entrepreneurs The Arts The Youth Movement Late last year, Forbes ranked Charlottesville the 13th richest metropolitan area in the country. Earlier this month, Richard Florida, a senior editor at The Atlantic, published his list of the “brainiest” cities in the U.S. Using data collected […]
The U Charlottesville is a company town and UVA is the company. The relatively small size of the city, its longstanding relationship with the University, and the fact that UVA runs its biggest hospital, real estate business, and media team, in addition to accounting for 12,500 jobs and a budget footprint of $2.6 billion, means […]
UVA’s Faculty Senate is holding its ground in opposition to Sullivan’s removal. Yesterday, Cohen sent an e-mail to UVA faculty members urging them to sign up for task forces and join the fight for Sullivan’s reinstatement. Cohen rallied his co-workers to resist the BOV’s coup d’état, saying, “With your help, we will prevail.” On Thursday […]
Ousted UVA president Teresa Sullivan issued a statement earlier today calling for civility in the debate over her resignation. Here’s the full text of her message.
UVA Rector Helen Dragas, head of the University’s embattled Board of Visitors, has issued a statement outlining the reasons she and others on the Board forced the resignation of Teresa Sullivan. The long letter was released to media by University spokeswoman Carol Wood Thursday evening. Here it is in full: In my statement to […]
Students and reporters surround Teresa Sullivan after her reinstatement as supporters joined her in a rendition of the Good Old Song. Photo by Graelyn Brashear. Click through these links to read our full coverage of the events surrounding President Teresa Sullivan’s resignation. BREAKING NEWS Full statement from Sullivan following her reappointment Video: Sullivan joins […]
Friday 6/22 Down to earth While ears are still ringing from the recent Mogwai show, Explosions In The Sky, the heir apparent to the throne of moody, instrumental songscaping, load in after a three-year hiatus. Formed in Texas in 1999, the quartet gained mainstream exposure when its dramatic compositions were used in Friday Night Lights. […]
Citizen beef Andy McClure’s Citizen Burger Bar opened last Friday just in time for Father’s Day. But while the restaurant’s central theme of burgers, beer, and ballgames is a manly one, the sleek feel of the place (exposed brick, tweed, and leather banquettes, and a cocktail area in the bay window along the Mall) and […]
After a day of angry demands and hopeful rallies, UVA’s Board of Visitors emerged from nearly 12 hours of discussion to offer up a decision, if not an explanation.