Former University of Virginia law school dean Paul G. Mahoney, the interim president of UVA, officially began the job August 11. Will history record him as a stop-gap public servant or the university’s 10th president? The U.S. Department of Justice asserts that practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at UVA and other universities are […]
Former University of Virginia law school dean Paul G. Mahoney, the interim president of UVA, officially began the job August 11. Will history record him as a stop-gap public servant or the university’s 10th president? The U.S. Department of Justice asserts that practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at UVA and other universities are […]
Olympic champion and American record-holding University of Virginia swimmer Kate Douglass went to her coach, Todd DeSorbo, this past spring to ask how she could compensate him for coaching her. “I told her that I wasn’t interested in taking her money … I would rather [she] invest back in the team,” he says. Douglass graduated […]
Eight years after A12, Charlottesville is still in the national dialogue. And while she wasn’t in town (or the country) for the anniversary this year, local author Deborah Baker says it has been top of mind for her as she discusses her book, Charlottesville: An American Story, around the world. “I actually haven’t heard from […]
International students at the University of Virginia are facing new questions and concerns this summer following a barrage of updates and changes under the Trump administration. According to UVA’s International Studies Office, there were 2,236 international students in the 2023-24 academic year, including 845 Chinese citizens and 63 students from other countries who are now […]
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan’s last day in office is July 11, and Executive Vice President J.J. Davis will take over the position on an acting basis while a search committee does its work. On the afternoon of July 4, around 400 people gathered near the Rotunda to protest Ryan’s resignation and the demand […]
Jim Ryan resigned as president of the University of Virginia on June 27, citing pressure from the federal government. Before announcing his resignation to the UVA community, Ryan addressed a crowd of supporters gathered outside his Carr’s Hill home. “You all are the people who make this place great and good, and it has been […]
When Charlottesville City Council granted permission for three student apartment buildings to be constructed on West Main Street in the 2010s, the zoning rules at the time required that the ground floor have space for commercial establishments. Since then, several of the required spaces have remained vacant while other businesses have struggled to stay afloat. […]
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan has reportedly submitted his resignation to the Board of Visitors, according to a June 27 article from the New York Times. His exit comes amid pressure from the United States Department of Justice—who called for Ryan’s removal in connection with the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Ryan, who […]
Since the University of Virginia purchased the Fifeville estate known as Oak Lawn in October 2023, officials have pledged to include the neighborhood in the discussion of how the 5.2-acre property will be used. A concept plan for the future of Oak Lawn was shared with members of the Fifeville neighborhood during a June 18 […]
Bellringer: Celebrating the Poetry of Rita Dove brings together the work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. The world premiere of Woody’s new piece takes Dove’s poem honoring the life of Henry Martin—an enslaved bell ringer at UVA’s Rotunda who was born at Monticello on the day Thomas Jefferson died—and […]