At Yale University, Raucher served as senior architect, major projects planner and chair of the Design Steering Team. She also has experience in the private sector and held faculty appointments at Syracuse University and the New York Institute of Technology.

Many of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Group on University Climate and Culture bolstered efforts already underway, while others are receiving further exploration.

A leading engineering researcher and dean from Duke University, Katsouleas will officially take office as the University’s top academic officer in August.

The $3.07 billion spending plan supports U.Va.’s strategic institutional priorities: it advances total student advising, boosts top-tier faculty hires, supports strategic research and ensures that the University remains affordable and accessible for qualified students.

The 33rd U.Va. faculty member to be inducted, she will go in alongside Terry Gross, executive producer of NPR’s “Fresh Air”; Phillip Knight, co-founder of Nike; and U.Va. alumna Janet A. Napolitano, president of the University of California system.

Thomas Skalak, vice president for research at the University of Virginia, has been named the inaugural executive director for science and technology programs at the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation in Seattle.

Changes have been made to comply with new laws and federal guidance, as well as to reflect best practices. Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to review the policy and offer their comments.

The as-yet-unlocated police substation near the Corner would operate on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, beginning in January.

Officials expect 30,000 to 35,000 people to descend upon Grounds for U.Va.’s 185th Final Exercises. The University’s 11 schools will award 6,364 degrees, including 3,754 bachelor’s degrees, 1,664 master’s degrees and 496 first professional degrees.