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Women

UVa Administrator Barred from Showing Video as Evidence Against Rolling Stone

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A federal judge has delivered a setback to a University of Virginia official suing Rolling Stone and one of its writers for $7.8 million, alleging she was defamed in their discredited article about campus rapes. The judge says Nicole Eramo’s lawyers can’t show jurors any video from a deposition by the writer, […]

October 11, 2016

Students

UVa Lecturer Takes Leave of Absence Following Anti-Black Lives Matter Post

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A lecturer at the University of Virginia “has agreed to take leave” after comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan on social media. Media outlets report the comment was posted last week by Douglas Muir, an adjunct lecturer at both the engineering and business schools. On Tuesday, Charlottesville […]

October 10, 2016

African-American

Monticello Summit Offers Somber View of Slavery Legacy

A public summit hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation brought hundreds to Monticello for a discussion on history, race and slavery.

October 5, 2016

African-American

Walter Leonard: A Legendary Leader for All Seasons

Walter Leonard, who died Tuesday at age 86, was one of the pioneering education leaders who successfully paved the way for Blacks to hold leadership roles at both elite historically Black and White institutions.

December 10, 2015

African-American

Julian Bond, Giant of Activism and Education, Dies

If anyone knew the importance of a college education, it was Julian Bond.

August 16, 2015

STEM

STEM Students Leading Charge to Study Abroad

Students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines are driving the growth in Americans studying abroad.

June 17, 2015

African-American

UVA’s Black Alumni Hold Out for Hope for Justice

As Martese Johnson faces criminal charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice, a group of Black University of Virginia alumni continue to push prosecutors to drop the charges against the 20-year-old student.

June 10, 2015

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Virginia Police: UVA Honor Student Falsely Charged

According to the Richmond Free Press, Virginia State ABC officials falsely charged a Black University of Virginia student, Martese Johnson, with public intoxication knowing he was not intoxicated, says a state police report on the March 18 arrest of the student.

May 5, 2015

Sports

Staley Seeks to Make Impact on Court and Off

One of the most acclaimed point guards in women’s basketball, Dawn Staley, is also making history as a coach, motivator and leader.

April 8, 2015

African-American

Complications of Race and Class Fuel Perceptions of UVA Incident

The recent incident in which a Black honors student at the University of Virginia was assaulted last week has fueled discussion about the ongoing trend of violence against Black males by those in authority.

March 23, 2015

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Researchers Find ECO Intervention Project Paying Off for Select Low-Income Students

Study shows the more that high-achieving, low-income students know about financial aid and quality at a given college, the less likely they are to base decisions about where to go to college on what they hear from friends and family.

January 20, 2015