
What do we mean by ‘defund the police’?
The “defund the police” movement isn’t actually about “defunding” the “police.” This I’ve been gleaning from several op-eds out over the past few days explaining what “defund the police” really means.

The “defund the police” movement isn’t actually about “defunding” the “police.” This I’ve been gleaning from several op-eds out over the past few days explaining what “defund the police” really means.

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands sent a message to the campus community this morning outlining plans for the fall 2020 semester.

GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program recently hired Todd Martin as its new president and CEO.

The Gus Bus will continue promoting reading online this summer by offering programming Monday through Thursday from mid-June through July to families who register.

Attorney General Mark Herring has filed suit to block new regulations from the Trump administration and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos that would undermine Title IX.

There was a pleasant and welcome surprise in the May employment numbers, with word from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that the economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May, dropping the unemployment rate to 13.3 percent.

The University of Virginia has decided to not require that applicants submit standardized testing to be considered for admission for at least the next application cycle.

Funding for the design of the Waynesboro campus of the Virginia Museum of Natural History has been included in Virginia’s 2020-2022 budget.

The removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from Monument Drive is a nice first step, but that’s all it is – a first step.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring delivered the following remarks today on the removal of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond.
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