President Obama drew an overflow crowd Wednesday in this picturesque college town, just as he had three times before, but a measure of the magic was gone.
Blog by alumna Alex Singer, who is playing professional soccer for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam of the Frauen Bundesliga in Germany.
Wharton was championing nothing less than an American Renaissance, said Richard Guy Wilson, an architectural historian at the University of Virginia and the author of “Edith Wharton at Home: Life at the Mount,” out next week from Monacelli Press ($45).
Anonymous News Release The Tribune Star Thu Aug 30, 2012, 05:00 AM EDT ROCKVILLE — A former small-town newspaperman who now spends most of his time writing novels, John Pesta (M.A. English), will give an informal talk about his first book at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting President Barack Obama was nothing like fourth-year student Mathias Wondwosen expected. “He was ten times cooler than I ever thought he would be,” he said..
Although universities are usually slow to change, in recent months several high-profile institutions have begun to experiment with offering courses to unprecedented numbers of simultaneous learners anywhere in the world for free. With the recent spate of announcements from highly selective universities including the University of Edinburgh, Duke University, and the University of Virginia participating in MOOCs, it is an area to pay considerable attention to in the coming months as higher education seeks to redefine itself in the digital age.
A conversation with Charles Way, director of player development for the New York Giants. A University of Virginia graduate, Way earned a degree in civil engineering and a reputation as a classy hard worker.
Improving faculty, curriculum and research are University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan's top priorities. That's the message she delivered to faculty Tuesday night at a town hall meeting inside the Abbott Auditorium at the Darden School of Business.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan said she believes the board of visitors is committed to her presidency, even though the decision to reinstate her was difficult.
Credit: GRAHAM MOOMAW/THE DAILY PROGRESS Tiffany Tsai, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, helps to paint Beta Bridge in anticipation of the president's campaign stop.
Items representing hundreds of years of Charlottesville history are now on display at the University of Virginia. Curators say the exhibit represents the best and worst of the city's past.
As one of his initial duties as the new head of school at St. Luke’s School, Roger Mello (College '86) started by welcoming his school family back during the morning assembly on Tuesday, the first day of school.
Nestled in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville, Va., is a largely undiscovered destination for weekend travel, yet offers everything you would want for an enjoyable getaway. Best known as the home of the University of Virginia (think ACC sports) and Thomas Jefferson’s beloved Monticello, two other presidents, Madison and Monroe had homes here that are major tourist attractions.
Alexander Reber may not be the youngest delegate at the Republican convention - that honor goes to his fellow Virginia delegate, 17-year-old high school senior Evan Draim.We asked Reber, a University of Virginia senior and head of the school's student legislature, how he came to be such a committed Republican. He had a ready answer: "Bob McDonnell."
Previous research has suggested that playing pretend is crucial to kids' mental development. But a new study challenges the strength of that link. "We found no good evidence that pretend play contributes to creativity, intelligence or problem-solving," the study's author, Angeline Lillard, a psychologist at the University of Virginia.
PHILADELPHIA -- From one incredible city to another, one incredible field hockey career has gone back to school. On Friday, Paige Selenski was back with the University of Virginia squad she had been a part of since graduating from Dallas High in 2008, traveling with the Cavaliers to their season-opener.
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have talked frequently about small-business owners and entrepreneurs in their stump speeches recently, suggesting they’re in touch with America’s nearly 30 million small enterprises.
A Waynesboro business that is mostly Internet-based and competes against much larger companies is a finalist for the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ annual Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards.
TAMPA—When television news cameras broadcast sweeping shots of delegates at the Republican National Convention, viewers will see a sea of red, white and blue apparel -- and white faces.
The Charlottesville region added 1,777 jobs in 2011, according to a report released today by the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will formally present the report this morning at the Greencroft Club at a breakfast roundtable of the region’s largest employers.