Four Virginia baseball players were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft today. Casey Lambert, Beau Seabury, Mike Mitchell and Pat McAnaney were all drafted on Friday. A school record six Cavaliers were selected overall, including Sean Doolittle and Brandon Guyer, who were picked up on Thursday.
Congratulations to Virginia tennis star Somdev Devvarman. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Friday that Devvarman won the Men's National Player of the Year Award. Devvarman, the 2007 NCAA singles champion becomes the first player from the Atlantic Coast Conference to receive the accolade. He was 44-5 on the season, setting a new school record for most wins in a season.
The largest historic district in Virginia, which is in Albemarle County, was officially added to the Virginia Landmarks Register on Wednesday by the Department of Historic Resources. … The University of Virginia's Carr's Hill, which serves as John T. Casteen III's home, was built in 1909 and was also added to the register.
The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors on Friday unanimously elected John O. "Dubby" Wynne vice rector of the university, which means that Wynne is expected to succeed incoming Rector W. Heywood Fralin of Roanoke in July of 2009. ...In other business, the board heard from Sheryl and Barry Schwartz, an Oakton couple who are parents of a 2005 UVa graduate and a rising sophomore, who spoke about the relationships between UVa parents, their students and the university. 'What do parents like about UVa? We like the honor code,' said Sheryl Schwartz. She added that parents also value 'the fa...
Some of the country's top minds gathered at UVA Thursday and Friday to discuss a national security strategy for a new administration. The two-day conference brought together journalists and former government employees to discuss the United States' role in global policy. The idea is to identify the biggest threats, come up with solutions and a plan of action for the country and the next president to follow.
The Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions have teamed up to produce a series of televised debates. The National Discussion and Debate series will address major issues facing the United States, including its role in the world, its responsibilities to its citizens and how it fulfills its founding principles. The first debate is scheduled for Sept. 18 at the Rotunda at UVa.
...Boyd Tinsley, an electric violinist in the Dave Matthews Band, told graduates in a speech the day before graduation at the University of Virginia, his alma mater, 'I hope that you will once again bring us back to a time when a person's patriotism was judged by how much they loved their country, and not by how much they loved war.' ...John Grisham, Novelist, University of Virginia - I don't know where this idea came from. I did not like tax law. I sure didn't know any wealthy people. Looking back, I cannot begin to remember where this idea was planted, but that was my dream. I had everything...
Nearly two dozen students a year who are the best and brightest -- but financially disadvantaged -- will benefit from scholarships that will be created from a $100 million gift given to Washington and Lee University this week. ...In April, promoting leadership characteristics were at the heart of a $100 million gift made to the University of Virginia by Frank Batten Sr., ...The gifts to both schools are among 10 such $100 million donations made to colleges and universities across the country so far this year and are among the largest ever given to Virginia universities.
Report by Gender-Equity Advocates Shows Increases in Athletics Participation by Men and Women
Chronicle of Higher Education / June 7
Much of the debate over federal gender-equity law in college sports centers on the question of whether it denies athletics opportunities to men. Amid claims that current regulations cause colleges to cut men's teams, the Women's Sports Foundation issued a resounding rejoinder this week, saying that participation of both men and women in college athletics has increased over time.
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More Money All Around
Inside Higher Ed / June 8
House panel's spending measure would raise Pell Grant to $4,700, fend off White House cuts and boost NIH.
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Congressional Timeout for Spellings
Inside Higher Ed / June 8
Spending bill passed by House panel would restrict Education Department from pursuing changes in federal accreditation rules.
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Student-Loan Inquiry Moves Into Issues of Race
Chronicle of Higher Education / June 8
Federal and state investigations into the student-loan ind...
Patrick Forrester
An astronaut who earned a M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 1989
Ready for Liftoff
HCN Community Newspapers/1960 Sun Group (TX) / June 8
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Leslie Gunning
Who holds a master's degree
Sting led to shot at a big dream
Charlottesville Daily Progress / June 8
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Michelle Kim
Who holds a degree in anthropology
Mortar Expands Creative Team with Three New Hires
PRWEB / June 8
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Terri L. Perkins
Who graduated with a master's in mathematics
New Principals Appointed at Ch...
Tim Flynn
Who is finishing up his doctorate work at U.Va.
Flynn Relished Challenge at Buford Middle School / Principal Resigns to Pursue Doctorate at UVa
Charlottesville Daily Progress / June 8
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Varun Mehta
One of 47 U.Va. students to receive a Harrison Undergraduate Research Award
Local Area Student to Research Breast Cancer Detection
Falls Church (VA) News-Press / June 7
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Julian Bond
A professor of history
Prep School Teacher Fired for his Novel
School Library Journal / June 7
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Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Media: Small Niche, Big Impact
Congressional Quarterly / June 4
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Leonard W. Sandridge
Executive vice president and chief operating officer
UVa Replacing Outdated ISIS
Charlottesville Daily Progress / June 8
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Leonard W. Sandridge
Executive vice president and chief oper...
'Early Offer' Medical Malpractice Plan Could Save Millions
Researchers Engineer Behavior of Complex Dynamic Systems
U.Va. Alerts Current, Former Faculty of Security Breach
U.Va. Astronaut Aboard Friday's Space Shuttle Mission
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Twin brothers Rhamel and Shamel Bratton, the nation's most heralded high school lacrosse players, will enroll at U.Va. this summer. Coach Dom Starsia already has commitments from several players in the Class of 2008, including Steele Stanwick, a junior attackman from Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun this week selected Stanwick as its player of the year. Also named ...
Leslie Gunning was bitten by the bug. Twice. The first was a yellow jacket sting that sent her into anaphylactic shock. The second was "Evan Almighty." ...The near-death experience made the couple sit back and reflect. Gunning, with a master's from the University of Virginia, was a substitute teacher ... It's not that she wanted to be an actress. But she loved being on the set. Loved being an extra, loved just being a part of the production. ...So, she signed up for "Art of Casting," a class taught by Hollywood casting director Erica Arvold at UVa. ..."Evan" wrapped last summer, class was in t...
It was at the Final Four in Philadelphia two weeks ago when Virginia found itself trailing Duke by nine goals in the second half. [Parents leaving then] would have missed the greatest comeback in Division I women's lacrosse postseason history. Virginia ran off 10 straight goals to shock Duke...
The Cavaliers will have one of the nation's best pitchers back for next year. Thursday, sophomore Jacob Thompson found out he's one of three finalists for the Roger Clemens Award given to the best pitcher in college baseball. Thompson had one of the best seasons by a Virginia Pitcher ever, going 11-0 with a 1.50 ERA.