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UVa whistleblower wins $850,000 in federal lawsuit

Weihua Huang’s suit named the rector and UVa’s Board of Visitors as defendants along with Li and Bankole A. Johnson, chairman of UVa’s Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences.

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Yancey decision retains critical piece of community's fabric

The brick schoolhouse in southern Albemarle stands against the trends, enduring talk of closure and consolidation.

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UVa's massive open online courses sees high enrollment

Officials warn that the number of students in the six new classes could fall quickly when the teaching starts.

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Speaker: UVa leadership crisis exceptional, but part of a national trend

A number of public universities have lost their presidents to a variety of causes lately, a sign of the overall instability of the sector, said Hunter R. Rawlings III, president of the Association of...

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Louisa to break ground quake-damaged school replacement

Officials expect the new elementary to open in 2014.

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Buford students take 'field trip to the future'

Tech Tour participants are eligible for one of two scholarships.

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UVa names new Executive Vice President

The University of Virginia named Patrick D. Hogan as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on Friday morning.

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UVa names replacement for Strine

Patrick D. Hogan will be the University of Virginia’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer.

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UVa board proposes changes for meetings on president's status

“Several of us felt that one of the mistakes we made was that we failed to convene a meeting of the full board to consider the resignation or to ask for the resignation of the president,” said board...

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UVa's graying faculty may lead to a wave of retirement

Executive Vice President and Provost John Simon warns that hiring top prospects is a major challenge.  

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Chinese language program booming at CHS

What started four years ago as an afterschool club with a handful of students has grown into a multi-year program involving about 80 students.

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Accrediting board to review UVa's status

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges to review a response this summer’s leadership crisis in December.

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School event for families to be held at Friendship Court

From 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, parents and students from Clark Elementary, Walker Upper Elementary, Buford Middle and Charlottesville High schools are invited to stop by the center to meet teachers and staff.

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Virginia on-time graduation rate rises to 88 percent

Albemarle County's rate dropped from 94 percent to 92 percent.

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Governor calls for lower tuition increases, more forecasting

“Then at least the parents and the kids can plan,” he said.

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Louisa schools begin rise from quake rubble

This month, in the wake of the 2011 tremblor, Louisa County High School has been razed and work is beginning on the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.  

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Report: BOV member Kirk has resigned

Kirk was not present at the Oct. 19 meeting.

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Kirk's resignation follows frequent BOV absences

Of 23 meetings since his 2009 appointment, Kirk attended just nine in person, giving him the lowest attendance rate of any the panel’s 17 voting members.

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UVa honors Arab-Israeli peace expert

The fall convocation also honored students who finished their second year in the top 20 percent of their class and the vice president and chief student affairs officer.

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Fluvanna schools brace for shortfall

Fluvanna County school officials are seeking public input on possible cuts, including eliminating high school sports, closing schools on Fridays, shuttering outlying elementary schools and slashing jobs.

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Albemarle County schools closed Tuesday

The school division plans to monitor road conditions and power outages throughout the day Tuesday before issuing further updates.

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UVa cancels classes Tuesday

Designated academic employees should report as scheduled and the medical center wil operate as normal.

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PVCC plans open house for engineering program

The school welcomes anyone interested in learning more about its associate’s of science in engineering program and its potential to translate into a four-year degree to come out from 9 a.m. to noon...

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City Council considers raising meals tax

The proposal would help Charlottesville public schools fill a $3 million to $4 million budget gap.

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UVa discovers black cemetery near area of planned expansion

“This will remain untouched, except to be properly memorialized,” said Don Sundgren, UVa’s chief facilities officer.

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Fluvanna school officials to discuss staff cuts, furloughs Monday morning

The board has decided to forego shutting down varsity sports and elementary schools and focus on shedding employees and giving employees more days off without pay.

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UVa to screen film on police stop-and-frisk tactic

The event is free and open to the public.

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Activists at UVa work to get youth vote to turn out for their side

Student volunteers are texting friends. Phone banks are run using cheap cell phones from a pile charging on a table.

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Charlottesville and Albemarle seek feedback on joint calendar

The committee is asking for feedback from parents, staff and students at www.k12albemarle.org/calendardevelopment.

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Lawn and Range room chimneys return to service at UVa

University Architect told of plans to open the Lawn-facing doors of the Rotunda.

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