Back when the Democrats ran Virginia as a one-party state in the 1800's, party leaders chose candidates in smoke-filled rooms. But then in the early 1900's, progressive reformers started pushing for a primary system that would allow ordinary voters a say in the process. Geoff Skelley at the University of Virginia says that reform came into place just as the 1902 Constitution severely restricted the ability of blacks to vote.
(By Robert Pianta, dean of the University of Virginia Curry School of Education) ublic education in America is both a safety net and a great equalizer. As a nation, we created an education system available to every single child, one that seeks to prepare each one to succeed in work, society, and life. Our system also ensures that the rights of all students are protected, and aspires that the poorest and most vulnerable students don’t get left out or left behind. Over the first 100 days of the Trump administration, one of the most radical proposed changes has been to the education system we hav...
A recent study of about a third of the nation's Muslim high schools conducted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia found that the students did not vary much from their non-Muslim peers in terms of interests and sense of being American.
The University of Virginia Center for Politics on Thursday also rated the race a toss-up, despite Comstock’s recent vote against the American Health Care Act, which experts say could help her woo the district’s moderate and independent voters.
Virginia was recognized by Time magazine in 2014 for having several of the best colleges in the country. While the state boasts some noteworthy institutions, many of the commonwealth’s colleges and universities are still striving to improve their graduation rates. According to the latest federal data, the University of Virginia graduates 93 percent of its students within six years – the highest rate of any public school in the state.
"I would expect them to be especially reluctant to question a president’s motives on the basis of his campaign statements and the statements of unpaid advisers,” says Douglas Laycock, an expert on religious liberty at the University of Virginia Law School.
On this week's episode, John Wertheim talks with former ATP player and University of Virginia college player Brian Vahaly, now working in finance as a venture capitalist.
Critics like Siva Vaidhyanathan, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia, question the social science behind the claims made by generational experts and argue generational labels can propagate prejudice and stereotypes.
(By Courtney Bartholomew, former UVA swimming standout) The process of assembling a best-fit list of schools is crucial for a prospective student-athlete who aspires to swim collegiately.
When Sarah Rumbaugh enrolled at UVA’s Darden School of Business in 2013, she planned to launch her own business soon after graduation. The MBA, she figured, would provide her with the skills to help her do that and build a network of contacts. Darden’s program, which includes an incubator for student-run startups, venture capital workshops, and design courses, appealed to her. Rumbaugh followed through on her plan a year before completing the program.
Shilpa Davé, a UVA assistant professor of media studies and American studies, says another reason for stereotyping may be that “south Asians have always been in an ambiguous racialised space in the United States.” In the early 20th century, south Asians were thought of as white in the U.S. This changed in 1923 when a court ruled that they were “Asian others” and aliens – something that had huge ramifications, as it meant they were unable to become naturalised citizens. “So, they’re one of the only groups who had citizenship and then had it taken away,” Davé notes.
"What astounds me is how easily Trump smashes or ignores traditions that have served us well over many decades," wrote Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. "From refusing to release his tax returns to careless statements in person and on Twitter to outright contempt for the truth in so many instances, Trump isn't just an unconventional president, he is outside the mainstream of our modern experience."
Two years ago, researchers took advantage of a rare astronomical event to create a detailed map of this king of volcanoes, finding a wave of fresh magma bleeding up onto the moon's surface. "There was so much infrared light available that we could slice the observations into one-eighth-second intervals during which the edge of Europa advanced only a few kilometres across Io's surface," said researcher and developer of the infrared camera technology, Michael Skrutskie of the University of Virginia.
The president's past statements promising to implement a Muslim immigration ban are likely to play into the hands of the plaintiffs seeking to overturn Trump's executive order. According to UVA law professor David Martin, former deputy general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security under President Obama, the judges on the 4th Circuit are "on solid footing" in deciding to look at previous statements made by President Trump and his surrogates relating to a Muslim ban.
President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James B. Comey was both highly unusual for a president and highly consequential, according to a panel of governance experts surveyed. … Saikrishna Prakash, a UVA professor of law, said it was no surprise, but what made it unusual was that he waited so long.
In an editorial accompanying the study, Dr. Vishal Madaan and Daniel Cox, of the UVA Health System, remind clinicians treating ADHD patients that inattention and impulsivity symptoms may persist into adulthood. The need to manage ADHD extends beyond the needs of school and workplace, and crashes often happen later in the evening when medication wears off.
If you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, a new study suggests you would be wise to take your medication if you want to lower your chances of getting into a car accident. Patients may also make errors "of commission, [such as] running through red lights, fiddling with the phone or radio, risky overtake maneuvers, or switching lanes haphazardly," said Dr. Vishal Madaan, an associate professor of child and family psychiatry in UVA’s department of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences.
Jennifer Doleac and Benjamin Castleman of the University of Virginia are testing a tablet-based reentry module in two county jails that aims to strengthen inmates' transition back into society.
Four seasons, three major injuries, one harrowing heart disorder. Suffice to say, Malcolm Cook has endured considerable hardship during his time with Virginia's football program.