UVA’s College Republicans chapter is among the largest to pull support, The Washington Post reports. “The only message we wish to convey is that as a club, as the primary Republican organization on Grounds, we do not feel Donald Trump accurately represents the way we view and conduct ourselves,” the group’s executive board wrote in a statement, following a 65 to 54 vote to rescind its endorsement.
A diverse group of religious leaders have called on President Obama and Congress to reject the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' recent report on religious freedom law. They are right to worry about the status of conscience rights protections moving forward, said Douglas Laycock, a UVA law professor and expert on religious freedom law.
Class conflict and growing cynicism toward the government are driving the increasingly polarized political climate in the United States, according to a new UVA report. The University’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture collaborated with Gallup on phone surveys exploring America’s political culture – the attitudes, beliefs and values underpinning political discourse in the U.S.
A dedicated civil rights activist who marched at Selma, Alabama, and was the first Roman Catholic priest to serve the University of Virginia, the Rev. William Stickle died Oct. 3 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, at the age of 92.
If all goes according to President Obama's plan, America will send humans to Mars by the 2030s. Michael Menaker, UVA’s Commonwealth Professor of Biology, who has conducted Mars-related basic research on circadian rhythms for NASA, agrees that it is important to study the Red Planet – but feels that the emphasis on sending people to Mars serves as an unnecessary distraction away from problems such as climate change.
Larry Sabato, a UVA political science professor, warned that the Republican Party’s inability to unite could spell its doom this election. “A divided party rarely wins,” he said. “The GOP is so riven by factions generated by Trump’s candidacy that the outlook for Republicans is growing darker.”
"If Donald Trump becomes president, Ohio will vote for him," wrote Kyle Kondik, of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and author of “The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President.” "If Hillary Clinton wins Ohio, she will be president. But if Hillary Clinton wins by just a small margin nationally, the state could easily back Trump in a loss." The state includes 88 counties that Kondik breaks down this way: 58 are in the "red reach" (Republican), 10 are "blue islands" (Democrat) and 20 are "purple ...
As a Republican Capitol Hill aide in the 1990s, Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) was the most prominent researcher hunting for dirt that could oust the Clintons from the White House, from Whitewater to the Monica Lewinsky scandals. Her hesitation throughout the year to embrace the Republican presidential candidate is probably a wise political calculation. Larry Sabato, a UVA political scientist and election forecaster, includes Comstock's race in his list of competitive elections; he gives it a "leans Republican" label.
Ohio has backed the winner in every election from 1900 on, except for 1944 and 1960, the best record in the country. “If Hillary Clinton wins Ohio, it's over for Trump,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst for the University of Virginia Center for Politics and author of “Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President.”
There were punches, kicks, and firm “nos” on UVA grounds Monday evening. Fifteen women completed their last session of Rape Aggression Defense, a self-defense class offered by the UVA Police Department.
The University of Virginia may provide shuttles from first-year dorms to the polls on Election Day. Administrators are currently in talks with student leaders about the possibility of utilizing the university’s fleet of Safe Ride vans – normally used to provide students with after-hours, on-demand transportation.
UVA’s College Republicans have voted to drop their endorsement of Donald J. Trump for president. The student organization – which has been divided over Trump’s candidacy throughout the election season – took a re-vote following last week’s leak of a recording of Trump making vulgar comments about women.
The UVA College Republicans have voted to rescind the club’s endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump following the public release of remarks he made about women in a 2005 video.
A team of educators is seeking innovative ways to better prepare teachers for the classroom. A panel of experts led a discussion at UVA’s Curry School of Education on Tuesday, part of TeachStrong, a national campaign comprised of more than 60 education groups that aims to modernize the teaching profession.
Teachers are feeling increasing burdens as school systems work to ramp up academic rigor, measure a growing list of student outcomes and step away from standardized testing models that focus on rote knowledge. At the same time, divisions are having trouble finding talented, well-qualified teachers to staff their schools, as low salaries and strict licensure requirements shrink the talent pool. UVA’s Curry School of Education and Virginia Secretary of Education Dietra Trent joined with the Center for American Progress’ TeachStrong initiative Tuesday to convene a panel of experts to ...
An Augusta County company that's kept millions of pounds of uneaten food and yard debris from ending up in landfills is closing its facility. Black Bear Composting's decision to shut down is forcing hundreds of customers, including the University of Virginia and city of Charlottesville, to figure out what to do with organic waste.
Larry Sabato talked about his predictions for 2016 Electoral College votes and the results of key Senate and House races.
As a UVA associate dean of admissions, Jeannine Lalonde has read plenty of college essays. While transcripts are hugely important, they only tell part of the story about the student, Lalonde said.
The night before Virginia men’s basketball officially started its 2016-17 season, several players posted a photo of the team kneeling as a sign of unity against social injustice. The photo was coordinated and put online without Coach Tony Bennett’s knowledge. Since then, the picture has sparked dialogue between players and coaches and led to a planned meeting between the team and members of the Charlottesville police department.
All signs are pointing to a Hillary Clinton win in November, political analyst Larry Sabato said Monday. In his latest analysis of the Electoral College map, Sabato said the Democratic nominee is back up to 341 electoral votes and Republican nominee Donald Trump is below 200. The winner needs 270 electoral votes.