The budget for the fiscal year that began July 1 now totals $3.76 billion, revised down by 2.3% versus the blueprint approved in June.
The changes include renaming a school, contextualizing Jefferson’s statue, removing the George Rogers Clark statue, rededicating or removing the Whispering Wall and renaming a Law School building.
The Board endorsed commitments to double the number of underrepresented faculty by 2030, review tenure and promotion processes and support a more racially and socioeconomically diverse student population, among other goals.
It ranks the University the fourth-best public school in the U.S. UVA moved up two spots in the overall rankings, to No. 26. UVA boasts the top graduation rate of any public university in the country.
The UVA School of Nursing has received a $5 million gift from the Pew Charitable Trusts to create the Rebecca W. Rimel Dean’s Chair. The endowed chair honors Rimel, a 1973 graduate of the school and Pew’s longtime president and CEO.
From a podcast centered on navigating white spaces as a woman of color, to one centered on democracy, to one geared toward helping improve listeners’ mental health, here are seven new podcasts worth checking out.
In the first of what will become a weekly update, student and University leaders discuss public health information and updates, address questions and find some new ways to stay connected.
UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain’s ability to clean itself of harmful toxins and debris, increasing risk for long-term problems.