Frank Batten's $100 million gift to the University of Virginia earns the gratitude of the entire commonwealth. Thomas Jefferson himself surely would appreciated the symbolism of a donation that will create the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
...The gift is from Frank Batten Sr., a 1950 graduate and retired chairman and chief executive of the media company Landmark Communications Inc., who had already donated $60 million to the business school. ...The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will combine the rigor of public policy academics with training in leadership skills, said Gene Block, vice president and provost. "For years, we've had alumni say, 'Why doesn't Jefferson's institution have a public policy school?' " Block said. But there wasn't enough state funding in recent years to launch ambitious initiatives. Th...
Retired media executive Frank Batten Sr. has donated $100 million to the University of Virginia - the largest single gift in the university's history, the school announced Thursday. Batten's donation to his alma mater will be used to establish the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. The goal of the new undergraduate and graduate programs will be to produce visionary leaders at a university that Thomas Jefferson founded, university President John T. Casteen III said. Batten said he hopes the gift will benefit all aspects of civic life. "It is critical to get younger people exci...
Real Pay Increases for Professors
Inside Higher Ed / April 12
The average full-time faculty salary for 2006-7 climbed 3.8 percent, outpacing the inflation rate of 2.5 percent during 2006 and giving professors a 'real' raise, according to a study released today by the American Association of University Professors. The previous two years saw inflation outpace salary increases.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/04/12/salaries
Alienation Fuels Female Professors' Dissatisfaction With Their Jobs, Study Suggests
Chronicle of Higher Education / April 12
...several studies have found -- agai...
William Yancey Brown
B.A. graduate in biology
Inside the Strange Path that Landed Bill Brown at the Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia (PA) Citypaper / April 11
http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/04/12/weird-science
Carol Butler
Who holds an undergraduate degree in biology and a master's in teaching from U.Va.
Butler Takes Over at Kate Collins
The News Virginian / April 11
http://tinyurl.com/288sv7
Simon Fraser
Who received an undergraduate degree
Simon says: Chairman talks family, future
Hilton Head (SC) Island Packet / April 12
http://www.islandpacket.com/editorial/col/thatsthat/...
Sahar Adish
College third-year pre-med major
UVA Student Receives Peabody Award for Film
WVIR NBC-29 / April 11
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6357290
Gabrielle Fronce and Carolyn McDonald
Students in the Procurement and Contracts Management certificate program at the U.Va. School of Continuing and Professional Studies in Falls Church
Fine Print / Contracting Classes Teach Negotiation
Washington Post / April 11
http://tinyurl.com/2xr2qr
Gertrude Greenslade
U.Va. economist from 1969 until 1993, the first female full professor in economics and one of first female full professors at the College
Obituaries: Gertrude Greenslade / Economist
Washington Post / April 11
http://tinyurl.com/25avx4
Michael Clark
Jefferson Trust Executive Director
Jefferson Trust grants are announced this Friday
WINA 1070 AM / April 12
http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355
Dewey Cornell
An education professor at the Curry School of Education
Following Scare, Local Schools Talk Safety
Charlotttesville Daily Progress / April 12
http://tinyurl.com/2rh64s
Joseph Harrison
Adjunct professor at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies in Falls Church
Fine Print / Contracting Classes Teach Negotiation / Are You Cut Out For Contracting?
Washington Post / April 11
http://tinyurl.com/2xr2qr
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Blogger challenges censors
Report: adult higher ed. programs limited
Warner calls for U.S. policy changes
Fraud continues to plague bank sites
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/
College Students and Parents Rate ADHD Traits Differently
'High-Impact Leadership' Symposium Set for Tomorrow
U.Va. to Honor the Late Hovey Dabney with Tree Planting
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/
Researchers have a potent new clue on how to develop a male contraceptive that could work. Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a protein that resides on the sperm's tail. The protein helps cells produce and use energy in a process known as Glycolysis in lab experiments, when Glycolysis was blocked, the sperm became infertile and were barely able to move.
Fine art will be sold at a live auction to benefit WVPT - Virginia's Public Television today at the Miller Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a preview and reception. A live and a silent auction will both begin at 7 p.m.
The University of Virginia Art Museum will hold a Family Art JAM on Saturday on "Exploring Printmaking." The event is in conjunction with the museum's exhibition, "The Art of Martin Hardie," on view through May 23.
Native American artist Ramona Sakiestewa will give an illustrated talk about her work from 6 to 8 this evening in the University of Virginia's Campbell Hall, Room 160. Sakiestewa's work is featured in the "Collecting Heritage" exhibit of Native American Art at the UVa Art Museum. She is known in the contemporary art world for her tapestry weavings and works on paper.
David Cottington, professor of modern art history at Kingston University, England, will give a McIntire Department of Art lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the University of Virginia's Campbell Hall, Room 160.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner gave an impassioned speech Wednesday at the University of Virginia that touched on everything from global warming to the Iraq war to universal health care. The message was clear: Warner has no intention of stepping quietly from the political stage.
Economist Alan Greenspan will be at Monticello Friday to receive the Inaugural Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership on Friday at 7 p.m. The award was created to honor personal leadership and lasting cultural influence in fields that interested Jefferson. The medals are sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and the University of Virginia. Greenspan's medal will be presented by UVa president John Casteen. The event will not be open to the public.
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner was in Larry Sabato's class Wednesday. Warner's not ruling out a run for the Senate in a year...