The University of Virginia’s board is exploring how to improve its approach to governance in the aftermath of the June crisis that saw President Teresa Sullivan reinstated less than three weeks after her forced resignation.
Governance of the U.Va. board has resurfaced as a potential political issue in the next General Assembly session after the failed attempt by the board's leaders in June to fire U.Va.'s president.
The first meeting of the board since the attempted ouster and subsequent reinstatement of President Teresa Sullivan concluded with pledges of unity from both sides, and Helen Dragas saying she will retain her position as rector.
Like a lot of lawyers, Stan M. Haynes loves to read American history. Unlike most lawyers, Haynes loves it so much he’s written a book about it. Recently published, “The First American Political Conventions: Transforming Presidential Nominations, 1832-1872″ chronicles the beginnings of the nomination process and how Baltimore played an integral role.
Bright blue tarps, scaffolds, and the sounds of heavy machinery meet the eyes and ears of passersby ambling down the sidewalk running parallel to the Range rooms at the University of Virginia, where chimney repairs are well underway this summer.
The University of Virginia’s admissions dean is urging the school to create more collaboration between the admissions and financial aid offices, at least on policy issues.
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A group of high school students is hoping reforms it has proposed for Virginia’s enterprise zones will be enacted. Lester Coleman of Martinsville was among the participants in the recent Sorensen Institute’s High School Leaders Program at the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia faces an uphill battle convincing state legislators that they should allow the university to shift employees out of the Virginia Retirement System without bearing the cost of their pension liabilities.
In the space of just a few weeks, the boards at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Virginia both came under fire for highly public missteps. While no one should equate the tragedy of Penn State's sex-abuse scandal with the forced ouster and subsequent rehiring of Virginia's president, both stories put boards on the defensive and offered lessons for trustees everywhere.
With no detailed examination of the crisis that threw University of Virginia into turmoil in June, the school’s president and governing board sought to lay the groundwork this week for a new effort in strategic planning. The U-Va. Board of Visitors also took steps toward changing its own structure to become more effective and better define how the 17-member board interacts with President Teresa A. Sullivan.
A group of students from the University of Virginia is taking time before classes start to help kids facing tough challenges. In its seventh year, Camp Kesem at UVA helps children affected by cancer forget the stress, and just have fun.
Owned by the University of Virginia Foundation, the Boar’s Head recently completed a $9 million guest room renovation this spring. The revamp included new wall finishes, carpet, bathroom fixtures, furnishings lamps, accessories and televisions.
For a board that faculty often criticized for acting as if it always knew best, the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors on Thursday spent a great deal of time on what it could learn from other institutions. The board spent the majority of its annual two-day retreat here, listening to Terrence MacTaggart, a senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards for Universities and Colleges and a former system head in two states, discuss the best practices of governing boards.
Over the next few months, six medical centers specializing in caring for the Medicare-age population will open in the Richmond area -- adding to options already available. The Riverside PACE, operated as a nonprofit, has two centers in Richmond and a newly opened center in Petersburg. It also has plans to open a Charlottesville location in 2013 in partnership with the University of Virginia Health System and the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.
Over the next few months, six medical centers specializing in caring for the Medicare-age population will open in the Richmond area -- adding to options already available. The Riverside PACE, operated as a nonprofit, has two centers in Richmond and a newly opened center in Petersburg. It also has plans to open a Charlottesville location in 2013 in partnership with the University of Virginia Health System and the Jefferson Area Board for Aging.
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According to a report from the American Council of College Trustees and Alumni, administrative spending rose at 14 of Virginia’s 15 public four-year institutions for the six years prior to the 2008-09 academic year.