Friday 6/29 Single man Pop-rock singer Eric Hutchinson’s Mraz-like smooth voice brought him early success and a lot of swooning fans. He self-released his first album, That Could’ve Gone Better, and hit it big via iTunes, making the single “Rock and Roll” a fan favorite. And then there are those lemmings who discovered him on […]
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 […]
UVA Faculty Senate Chair George Cohen has sent a message the University community calling for another show of support outside the Rotunda during tomorrow’s planned meeting of the Board of Visitors
Critics of the effort by UVA’s Board of Visitors to push out President Teresa Sullivan again rallied University faculty, alumni, students, staff on the Lawn Sunday afternoon in another show of support for a key demand: the reinstatement of the ousted president.
UVA interim president Carl Zeithaml is stepping aside, he announced in statement emailed to press this morning, saying "trust cannot be restored in our community until the President Sullivan’s status is clarified and ultimately resolved."
Zeithaml: If I’m going to do this job, I’ve got to have legitimacy
CACF Distributes Grants to Local Nonprofits The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation announced $366,400 in grants to 61 local nonprofits through the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in CACF. This Fund supports charitable programs in the Charlottesville area with particular focus on disadvantaged youth, needs of the disabled, protection of the environment, and the […]
Most kids in our Central Virginia publishing area have been out of school for a while now and their summertime cry “I’m bored!” is second only to “Are we there yet?” Happily, our region abounds with kid-oriented events, activities and outings to keep them happily occupied during the summer months. Options range from […]
Three members of UVA’s Board of Visitors have called for an emergency meeting of the Board, set for Tuesday at 3pm, to "discuss possible changes in the terms of employment of the President." It’s evidence that Sullivan’s supporters on the 16-member Board—down a voting member after the resignation of Vice Rector Mark Kington earlier this […]
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 […]