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Few things could capture Matt Ruth’s heart more than his hometown Philadelphia Phillies, but Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has managed to do it. And as EMU’s new director of admissions, he’s helping the institution capture others’ hearts, too.
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The ACLU of Virginia’s new, free smart phone app – titled Mobile Justice VA – gives users new power to document law enforcement situations for review by ACLU attorneys.
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Advocates of so-called campus carry legislation contend that the presence of weapons in classrooms and other campus facilities will deter those seeking to wreak violence. Oregon is one state where campus carry is legal, but that did not prevent the tragedy.
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A professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment is launching a new project to enable scientists to look many decades ahead and predict the effectiveness of land management practices in agriculture and forestry to mitigate climate change.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a strategic partnership with Complete College America, a national nonprofit, to increase on-time graduation rates, close attainment gaps and provide support for historically underrepresented students.
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Virginia Film Festival officials announced today what attendees and special guests of the Festival saw all weekend long – that by every possible measure, the 28th annual VFF was an unqualified success.
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The Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW) is soliciting funding proposals to address the priorities identified in its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan.
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The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 2015 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, and the center’s annual legislative day, the 2016 Day for All People, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, both in Richmond..
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The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business sport management program, in conjunction with the Sport Business Club, will host a symposium from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium, on the campus of Shenandoah University.
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Can text messages help assuage the phenomenon of “summer melt,” when students, mostly lower on the socio-economic spectrum, fail to enroll in college even after they have been accepted?
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