(Commentary) As executive education deals with the onslaught of COVID-19, experts suggest benefits can actually be enhanced by online learning (as opposed to merely being reproduced in a socially distanced format). Shaun Rozyn, managing director of Darden Executive Education at the University of Virginia, insists the benefits of virtual executive education models will be twofold: “Learners will benefit from more options, opportunity and personalization as learning is better curated to truly empower organizational outcomes. Similarly, organizations will benefit from more impactful and...
Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, has watched live every presidential debate since 1960. He says this year's debate was the worst he has ever seen.
The University of Virginia reports 45 more cases of COVID-19 on Grounds, and 42 of those cases are among students.
The University of Virginia kicks off its new COVID-19 screening program called ‘Be SAFE’ this week. Rather than using the nasal swab, it will use saliva testing to rapidly screen students for the virus.
Other schools have also recently reported their year-end numbers. Dartmouth recently posted 7.6% returns, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reported 8.3%, the University of Texas/Texas A&M earned 9.5%, and the University of Virginia (UVA) posted 5.3%.
(Commentary) Policymakers and administrators should align reading assessments with curricular content. Daniel Willingham, a distinguished cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia, once penned this simple yet profound statement: “Reading tests are really knowledge tests in disguise.” That means that we need to get serious not only about how we teach students knowledge but also how we test it.
The Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry is taking on a nurse reflection project. The project is asking nurses for journals, videos, blog posts, and other materials that document their voices and experiences during the coronavius pandemic.
Another deadly pandemic reached central Virginia 102 years ago this fall. The virus that became known as the “Spanish flu” forced schools and churches to close, and overwhelmed Charlottesville’s largest hospital in 1918. "Within a week to 10 days, the death certificates just pick up and pick up and pick up. These were children, teenagers, adults and others all dying,” University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher Addeane Caelleigh said.
The U.S. antitrust case against Alphabet Inc’s Google will spotlight two lawyers better known for behind-the-scenes counseling: Justice Department attorney Ryan Shores, who is putting together the case, and Google executive Kent Walker, who is calling the shots on the search engine company’s defense. Shores attended Huntingdon College in Alabama, and graduated at the top of his class from the University of Virginia School of Law.
(Commentary co-written by Laura Morgan Roberts, professor, Darden School of Business) It is astounding to see so many companies taking stands against racism. But mea culpas will ring hollow if they are not followed by real action. Progress to date has been slow and inconsistent. In 2002, 12 Fortune 500 company CEOs were Black. Today, that number is four, and all of them are men.
Taison Bell, an assistant professor of medicine specializing in infectious diseases and critical care at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, said the greater Washington region is “in a bit of a steady state” in its number of reported coronavirus cases.
Being named senior vice president and general manager of Tropicana is a bit of a homecoming for Darden School of Business alumna Jacqueline Grace, who started her career in gaming at Bally’s nearly a decade ago.
Cameron Cox, vice president of campaigns for the College Republicans at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, sees the pandemic as a priority that must be at the forefront of the government’s concerns, but it shouldn’t be handled by shutting the economy down. “At a national level, this means continuing to give states the guidance and tools they need to effectively manage their people,” Cox said in an email. “It means helping, not hindering the market, in aiding our nation’s economic recovery. It means empowering people to get back to work and provide for their families.”
At a unique student-run club called Darden Capital Management, second-year MBA students at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business use different strategies to manage five endowment funds worth about $22 million, developing skills in investment analysis and portfolio management. This March, putting another crack in that glass ceiling, Rachel Gibson became DCM’s first female CEO.
Valerie Gregory, associate dean of undergraduate admissions at the University of Virginia, has retired. She joined the staff at the admissions office in 1999. Previously, she was the principal of the Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Tuesday night's presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump could be epic. Debate performances in the past have often decided elections in the past. "I think if they both perform at expectation, it doesn’t matter that much — and expectations are low," said Jennifer Lawless, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Virginia and regular contributor on GoLocal LIVE.
Fifth Congressional District candidate Bob Good (R) didn't disclose any assets or unearned income on his financial disclosure report. The Ethics In Government Act requires government candidates to file these disclosure reports to be transparent about potential conflicts of interest. “I know nothing about Mr. Good's financial situation, but it's possible he doesn't have assets to report,” University of Virginia law professor Daniel Ortiz said. “The other possibility is that he does and he's not reporting them, in which case he could get into trouble.”
"Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been in the public eye for many years now," said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Political experts have cautioned that no single event is likely to outweigh the strong feelings most voters already have about the two presidential candidates. Rather, events like the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, simply add fuel to an already-burning fire. “The interest in this election was already really high,” said Kyle Kondik, of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “I think a lot of Democrats are more enthusiastic about voting against Trump as opposed to for Biden,” he added.
Wallace’s first question was about the Supreme Court and Trump’s decision to move forward with Amy Coney Barrett. But it veered off into another topic, healthcare. The candidates, however, at times talked over one another, making it difficult for either one of them to outline a coherent message. “We already see this will be one of the least instructive presidential debates ever,’ wrote Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “The moderator has completely lost control.”