"Historically, the economy is a very important factor for presidential elections, and I’d say it may be even more important for incumbent presidents," said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics.
“This movement is interesting because they tend to be neutral in terms of politics,” said Robert Fatton, a Haiti analyst and UVA politics professor. “In one way, that gives them strength. But it also gives them a rather weak hand, because the people who are accused have more power than the people who are accusing them. We’ll see what will happen, whether political parties in the opposition are going to hijack the movement for their political purposes.”
Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a political newsletter run by UVA’s Center for Politics, said Democrats’ path to victory relies on taking back Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. A Republican win in Michigan would likely ensure Trump remains in the White House, Kondik said. “You’re going to see both sides go all out in Michigan,” Kondik said.
The University of Missouri’s Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity will be stepping down in July. Dr. Kevin McDonald has accepted a new position at the University of Virginia.
Ten years after working at Virginia Tech, Kevin McDonald will return to the state — this time as the chief diversity officer at the University of Virginia. McDonald, currently the vice chancellor of inclusion, diversity and equity at the University of Missouri and the chief diversity officer for the University of Missouri System, will become UVA’s vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion on Aug. 1.
While 2020 Democrats broadly back expanded coverage and a larger government role in health care, they are split on the best approach. “They have so many candidates that it’s hard to say what the policy stance is of the party,” UVA election analyst Kyle Kondik said.
Kimberly Whitler, assistant professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business, believes the days of transplanting well-worn Western marketing practices into national markets may be numbered.
Dozens of people in Guatemala are now getting the medical care they need after a recent visit from doctors and nurses from the UVA Medical Center.
People at the University of Virginia are reflecting on the life of former Virginia football coach George Welsh. On Saturday, a Celebration of Life tribute was held at John Paul Jones Area for family, friends, and staff to share memories. Welsh served as the football coach for Virginia from 1982 to 2000 and held a 134-86-3 record. Welsh died on January 2, 2019, at the age of 85.
There were speakers from all generations and directions at John Paul Jones Arena for Saturday’s tribute. They included star players like Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris and teammates that he had recruited for — and coached at — Penn State. There were former Navy players like placekicker Bob Tata, later a Virginia Beach politician, and ex-FBS head coaches like Tom O’Brien. There was no questioning that Saturday’s ceremony had a bonding effect on what appeared to be generations of former UVA players.
A University of Virginia student is raising money to help fund research for a disease that affects around 30,000 Americans a year. Erica Susi, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, organized a field day at the university to raise money for the Huntington Disease Society of America on Sunday. Children had a chance to practice sports with varsity players from UVA.
A business analyst by trade, Stefaniak put her analytical skills to the cookbook test, seeking a way to make one tasty pastry out of a recipe for a dozen. It became a fixation. Stefaniak, a 2009 graduate of Virginia Tech, decided to apply for grad school and hooked up with the Darden School to work on her master’s degree. Working with Darden lecturer and angel investor Damon Devito, she directed her ideas into the makings of a small business.
“It’s easier for Musk to comply with and it’s easier for the SEC to enforce, because the list has much greater certainty to it,” said Andrew Vollmer, a law professor at the University of Virginia who was previously deputy general counsel of the SEC.
“This is all about delaying things. The strategy of every administration is to drag it out,” said the University of Virginia’s Saikrishna Prakash, an expert on presidential power.
Typically, the strongest argument for executive privilege involves direct communications with the president, said Saikrishna Prakash, a law professor at the University of Virginia who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “The basic claim is that the president needs candid advice, and he can’t get candid advice” if those conversations might be “spilled on the pages of the New York Times,” Prakash said.
Larry J. Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics, and Kyle Konik, who manages the center’s office in Washington, co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post last week titled, “It’s Easy to See How Trump Can Win Reelecton.” The piece points out that Trump is not a shoo-in, but has a solid base and benefits from a strong economy.
Senator Tim Kaine made a stop at the University of Virginia on Saturday, in an effort to get some help with a bill. Help didn't come from law professors or even President Jim Ryan but from students.
The University of Virginia’s Cyber Defense Team (prevailed over nine other finalist teams to win the 2019 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and its coveted Alamo Cup.
The University of Virginia won the Alamo Cup at the 2019 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (April 23-25 in Orlando. The competition aims to encourage more students to pursue cybersecurity careers by introducing them to practical applications of cyber defense skills.