UPDATE: Fall semester will start online, in-person classes to resume Sep. 8
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — On Tuesday afternoon, University of Virginia President James Ryan sent an email to the university community announcing the delay of in-person undergraduate classes by two weeks.
Undergraduate classes will still begin on...
Confronting Legacies: Professors & Slaveholders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD3KURE8LGY
“Confronting Legacies” is a series that explores the most controversial names, statues, and memorials on grounds.
In the second part of this series, Jakob Cansler explores the legacies of faculty who owned enslaved workers in...
The future of the death penalty in Virginia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNAl-yaQ54&feature=youtu.be
A bill to abolish the death penalty in the Commonwealth was introduced in the House of Delegates in December of 2019 and will be discussed during the 2021 legislative session. Thanks to the work...
Sheriff James Brown ‘disturbed’ by the killing of George Floyd, says officers need more...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xj0UsPVjyI&feature=youtu.be
City of Charlottesville Sheriff James E. Brown details his experiences with law enforcement as a Black man and shares his thoughts on police training, defunding, and this summer’s social justice movements.
Northam issues new COVID-19 restrictions for Hampton Roads
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will be issuing an executive order to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Hampton Roads, citing “a significant shift toward younger people testing positive” due...
Will COVID Impact Your McIntire Application?
https://youtu.be/zNawuWSJ5qE
WUVA Reporter Dylan Castagne talks with the McIntire School of Commerce's Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Sadie Royal Collins. In their conversation, Royal Collins discusses how the Credit/No Credit Policy and the limited extracurricular opportunities...
