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Oct 16, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
The project, which has a total budget of $82 million, is expected to be completed by late 2026 After over a year of planning and deliberation, construction is now underway on a new center for the University’s Karsh Institute of Democracy, which will be located on the Ivy Corridor and will also provide programming space for the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
Despite a 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions at U.S. colleges and universities, the racial makeup of the University’s Class of 2028 is similar to the year before, according to data obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request by The Cavalier Daily. Other demographic splits — including gender, in-state and out-of-state status and first-generation status — also remained relatively consistent with demographic data from the Class of 2027.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
University administrators have hired litigation firm Williams & Connolly to conduct an independent review of accusations of workplace and financial misconduct by top U.Va. Health and School of Medicine administrators, according to University Spokesperson Brian Coy.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
Five new restaurants are located in Gaston House, one of two new upperclassmen houses that opened this semester As the University begins the fall semester, students and faculty looking to eat on Grounds might notice some changes to the University's dining options — namely, new restaurants in the recently-constructed Gaston House, changing meal stations and all-you-can-eat options at Runk Dining Hall and new meal exchange options at Crossroads in Observatory Hill.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
The governor’s appointees now make up a majority on the Board Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of five new representatives to the University’s Board of Visitors Friday.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
With their airy texture and bright flavor, these lemon cookies are the perfect warm weather dessert. This recipe is quick and easy, ideal for anyone looking for a tasty treat that encapsulates the vibrant feeling of summer. As a lifelong lover of all things lemon, I wanted to try my hand at making the classic lemon cookie from scratch. Baking with citrus is a risky undertaking — sharp ingredients like lemon juice and lemon zest, if used in excess, can overpower a cookie’s flavor profile.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
Chancellor Donna Price Henry also presented on Wise’s fall enrollment statistics The Board of Visitors Committee on the University of Virginia’s College at Wise approved a new Master of Technology Management & Data Analytics program and heard updates on Wise’s fall enrollment statistics and retention rates at its meeting Friday.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
The Committee also heard updates from the University’s Task Force on Religious Diversity and Belonging The Board of Visitors’ Academic and Student Life Committee heard updates on the ongoing implementation of a new advising software for undergraduate students, as well as an improved advising system for the College of Arts and Sciences, at its meeting Thursday.
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May 20, 2024 | 
cavalierdaily.com | Finn Trainer
This year’s graduating students were the first to begin their time at U.Va. during the pandemic Colorful balloons stood out against an overcast sky as graduating students of the Class of 2024 streamed down the Lawn Saturday for the first day of final exercises. The morning ceremony included remarks from speakers including University President Jim Ryan and Psychology Prof. Daniel Willingham, and was followed by department-specific ceremonies in the afternoon and evening.
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May 18, 2024 | 
cvilletomorrow.org | Finn Trainer
Despite multiple attempts by University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and other UVA leaders to explain why they chose to for forcefully clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on Grounds, many UVA students and faculty remain convinced that university leaders acted inappropriately. The days since the May 4 clearing have been marked by debates among UVA administrators, students and professors regarding Ryan’s decision to use police force, as well as different retellings of the events that transpired.
