On Monday, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs brought together a group of national leaders to investigate the problems that face higher education.
The amount of education a person has plays a big role when it comes to deciding whether to make a long-term commitment to that special someone or to have a child outside of marriage, a new U.Va. report says.
On Monday, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs brought together a group of national leaders to investigate the problems that face higher education.
The University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary rank one and two in the nation among public research universities for their graduation rates, according to an analysis of new federal data through 2008 by Education Week.
Virginia Continuing Legal Education and the University of Virginia School of Law will present the 30th Annual National Trial Advocacy College on Saturday through Thursday, January 8-13, at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Robert Rucker, first black person to serve on Indiana Supreme Court, U.Va. law grad
Courthouse renamed for Ind. Supreme Court justice
Chicago Tribune / Dec. 4
Robin Mae Schick's Peace Corps service in Guatemala is all behind her now. The 24-year-old architecture graduate of the University of Virginia is back home in Colonial Beach.
Two years of work goes up in smoke for Peace Corps volunteer from Colonial Beach
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star / Dec. 6
Hope Harris, actor
Hope comes to town
The Daily Progress / Dec. 3
Dr. Lillian Mezey (Psychiatrist at Region 10) and Lenny Carter (Psychologist at UVA Student Health Services)
WNRN Wake-Up Call: Depression
WMRN / Dec. 5
Brian Balogh, Miller Center.
The History and Power of Corporations
WMRA / Dec. 2
A new study by the National Marriage Project [at U.Va.] finds 44 percent of those with high school diplomas but no college degrees now have children without being married.
This week, the National Marriage Project [at U.Va.] is releasing a study charting the decline of the two-parent family among what it calls the “moderately educated middle” — the 58 percent of Americans with high school diplomas and often some college education, but no four-year degree.
Loudoun County residents fear that local social services are tainted by fraud and abuse, but 75 percent still believe the county should continue to fund those programs, a new survey done by U.Va.’s Center for Survey Research showed.
Sunday, dozens of state governors, lawmakers, and educators from across the country were in Charlottesville for a two-day summit to improve higher education.
The University of Virginia is hosting a symposium to discuss the challenges and possibilities of improving health for rural people across the globe. The "Rural Global Health Symposium" is on Dec. 8.
A study, edited by U.Va. sociologist Bradford Wilcox, brings together the latest findings from "The State Of Our Unions," an annual report produced jointly by the two organizations which monitors the health of "marriage and family life" in the U.S.
Students at Lord Fairfax Community College now have more options for a smooth transition to a Bachelor’s Degree because of recently signed agreements between the College and two Virginia universities.
A state higher-education commission will recommend Friday that Virginia's colleges and universities open year-round, offer new public-private loans and limit the time required to attain a degree as the panel tries to increase the number of students graduating from the state's public and private schools.
Early admissions policies--which often require students who apply early to promise to attend an institution if accepted--have grown more popular. As a result, some universities, including U.Va., are now re-examining their policies.
Businessman and former U.Va. football star Joe Palumbo is honored for work in the community.
Astronomy professor Ed Murphy discussed NASA's discovery of new life.
Studio Art professor Richard Crozier discusses his body of work and an exhibition of “Recent Works” that is opening in Ruffin Gallery Friday. He’s a prolific painter and beloved teacher who is retiring in January.
Several biotechnology companies connected to the University of Virginia are reaping millions of dollars in federal funds. The firms received the grants under the Qualified Therapeutic Discovery Project Program through the Department of Health and Human Services.