Batten School Hosts Talk with Student Loan Expert Beth Akers
The Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted a talk on Wednesday with student loan expert Beth Akers.
The senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research holds a doctorate in economics from Columbia University...
The BSA’s 5th Demand Calls for a Required Curriculum
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The BSA believes the University is not doing enough to address its history of white supremacy and slavery. Reporter Yahya Abou-Ghazala takes a closer look at the 5th Demand, which calls for a mandatory...
UVa Should Just “Give Some More Gosh Darn Financial Aid”
During UVa’s most recent home football game against Duke, thousands of students held their breath as the winner of free tuition for a semester was announced. Having raffles like these so early in the...
Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy at UVa
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The presence of Thomas Jefferson’s prominence at the University of Virginia has been a topic of serious debate. Reporter Harley Susan Robertson investigates this existence and how it may change in the next century
UVa Students Take a Knee in Solidarity at Scott Stadium
Former 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem at the start of NFL games has been a divisive topic for many across the nation. That controversy came to UVa's own...
Petition Launched to Rename Emancipation Park
Mary Carey and the non-partisan group Unity Coalition have started an online and paper petition that calls for the renaming of Charlottesville's Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park. According to the group and...
