
UVA plan lays out commitment to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’
UVA has set itself onto an ambitious plan to build a student, faculty and staff population that reflects the racial and socioeconomic demographics of the Commonwealth.

UVA has set itself onto an ambitious plan to build a student, faculty and staff population that reflects the racial and socioeconomic demographics of the Commonwealth.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine have announced $35,719,247 in federal funding to support access to safe and affordable housing throughout Virginia.

UVA will take steps to contextualize the contributions of founder Thomas Jefferson, remove a statue honoring George Rogers Clark, and remove the names of former Confederate leaders from the education and law schools.

The City of Staunton has already spent or committed roughly half of the $4.35 million that it has been allocated under the federal CARES Act to mitigate impacts on government operations, schools and the economy from the public health response to COVID-19.

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced Thursday the 11 economic development projects selected for grant approval from the AML Pilot program administered by the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and funded by the Federal Power Plus Pilot Program.

The recent agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, brokered by the US, to normalize economic relations between the two countries fell short of the needed reconciliation process that would lead to full recognition of Kosovo’s independence by Serbia.

As the talented trumpeters, clarinetists, and drummers of The Marching Virginians prepare for another year of performing “Tech Triumph” at football games and university events, they have an advantage that few marching bands can match: their very own weather forecaster.

Staying home. It’s what we were all asked to do to protect ourselves and our community since the arrival of COVID-19 in mid-March. Now staying home is becoming optional as restrictions lift, but for our older community members, it’s still the safest place to be.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has joined in a multi-state lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to uphold terms of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

Community Attention Foster Families is recruiting new foster parents in Charlottesville, Albemarle County and Greene County to add to their pool of compassionate caretakers who are committed to supporting vulnerable children.
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