Cavman holds a beloved position in the hearts of UVA students. His character is the epitome of masculinity: bulging arm and leg muscles under a tight blue suit and a thick, dark goatee. The way he walks, swaying and confident with hands in fists, a proud expression, the chiseled jawline and cheekbones – everything about him oozes testosterone – a man's man. But not for “Emily Martin.”
Canada’s three most prominent universities — the University of Toronto, McGill University and the University of British Columbia — enroll a total of 110,000 undergraduates. That’s more students than the top 17 U.S. universities in the U.S. News & World Report rankings combined. In the U.S., prestige in higher education is measured by how many students a university rejects. While the philosophy on Wall Street is that growth is good, within higher education the prevailing wisdom is that increased size comes at the expense of academic quality and reputation.
The longtime director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service is stepping down to do more hands-on political work in Richmond. John P. Thomas, who has headed the center for 20 years, will leave at the end of the month to begin a new job with a political consulting firm called Decide Smart.
Indeed, recent years have seen former marketing chiefs increase engagement with universities, either as visiting or adjunct or assistant professors, like former David’s Bridal CMO Kim Whitler, assistant professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business.
Former congressman Tom Perriello announced his surprise candidacy for governor of Virginia Thursday, upsetting the plans of many leading Virginia Democrats. “My initial reaction is that it’s certainly a stunning development,” says Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics.
Former congressman Tom Perriello rattled the Democratic establishment Thursday by unexpectedly declaring that he would seek the party’s nomination for governor. “Perriello is definitely spitting in the face of Virginia’s Democratic political leadership, because they surely did not want this,” said UVA political scientist Geoffrey Skelley. “It’s going to be really fascinating.”
So Mark Zuckerberg is traveling the land to talk to real people. As UVA political scientist Larry Sabato puts it to me, "If you go to 50 states and have Zuckerberg's youth, money, and fame, you're running for something – eventually. Trump has opened the door to a series of governmentally inexperienced candidates for president and other high offices."
Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics, said that while there are legitimate criticisms of the ethics office, Goodlatte's proposed changes would have likely weakened its oversight capabilities and independence, leaving the office charged with investigating ethics under the control of the very members it investigates – with the ability to halt an investigation at any time.
JABA, the UVA Health System, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and Hospice of the Piedmont all have endorsed Healthcare Decisions Day and have committed themselves to raising awareness and educating the community about the importance of creating advance directives.
Most women don’t know that having dense breasts increases their risk for breast cancer and reduces a mammogram’s ability to detect cancer, according to a UVA School of Medicine study.
The governor began his day at the University of Virginia, signing an executive order making it illegal for any companies who do business with the state to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, and he vowed to veto a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks.
Gov. McAuliffe met with Batten School faculty and students to offer thanks and encouragement for the new year. The governor’s Cabinet met at the Batten School to discuss priorities for its final year in office.
At the University of Virginia – a school built by the man who proclaimed “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to be the unalienable rights of all – Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order requiring all state contractors to agree to a nondiscrimination policy.
According to the two nonprofit agencies and David Martin, a UVA emeritus professor of international law who’s previously held posts at Homeland Security and the State Department, here is an overview of the process.
The UVA Ambassadors program shared updates from the 2016 year with the city of Charlottesville Thursday night. In 2016, ambassadors responded to 827 calls for medical assistance and were called on more than 1,400 times as walking escorts.
The college football season has since been a whirlwind few months for UVA graduate Rijo Walker, who in August relocated from Virginia to the College Football Playoff’s offices near Dallas.
UVA alumnus Malcolm Brogdon is the steal of the NBA draft – an example of a team with a need taking the right player for the right situation and creating the perfect match for both.
Lise Dobrin, a linguistic anthropologist at the University of Virginia, pointed out that language revitalization projects often fail to increase the use of the language.
“He was invaluable to the Senate and to his district. He got an awful lot done for Prince William County. He was able to get a lot of money and a lot of projects not just for his county, but for Northern Virginia generally,” said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
Political analysts were dubious that Virginia will replay North Carolina’s script on the bathroom bill. ”I would bet my bottom dollar that we will never see such a bill emerge from the legislature,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “The Senate would kill it, even if the House passes it. I doubt it even gets out of the House.”