On May 6, the U.S. Department of Education released long-awaited regulations that will change how schools can address complaints of sexual misconduct on college campuses under Title IX. Title IX, a federal law passed in 1972, “prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program ...
The Herald's Spring 2020 poll was conducted over the course of two days from March 10-11, the two days before the University announced its transition to remote learning and limited on-campus housing, as previously reported by The Herald. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christina Paxson is ...
In a typical semester, roughly 5,000 students live on campus. COVID-19 has knocked that number down to less than 400. “It feels quite empty. I haven’t been out that much. I’ve just been staying in my dorm,” Annie Wang ’22 said. Following the University’s decision to transition to online ...
Onésimo Almeida MA’77 PhD’80 P’06, professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, tested negative for COVID-19 coronavirus, after fears of exposure following a trip to Portugal during which he interacted with people who were diagnosed with COVID-19. The professor did test positive for the flu. University ...
Sunday night, a large crowd of University students held a stand-in on the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center to express their support for students and marginalized communities in India who are protesting against two controversial Indian mandates. The vigil, titled “Stand-In for Indian ...
In a contentious night of debate between Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and University students, Kirk spoke for over an hour on Wednesday about his conservative viewpoints. “This is what it’s all about,” Kirk told a packed auditorium in 85 Waterman St. at the beginning of his evening ...
The University will implement a new budgeting process during the 2021 fiscal year, Provost Richard Locke P’18 said at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. Starting in 2021, the University’s budget will be determined by a base-budgeting approach, in which academic and administrative units will “rebuild ...
Associate Professor of History Robert Douglas Cope— known as Doug by colleagues, friends and family — passed away Oct. 6 at the age of 64. During his 31-year stretch at the University, Cope became well-known among undergraduates for his vibrant and engaging lectures in courses on colonial Latin ...
On the morning of April 16, 2007, Lisa Hamp was in a computer class at Norris Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech when a gunman entered the building. Eleven minutes later, 33 people were dead. “It happened so fast, but the moments really feel like forever,” Hamp said. Hamp and her classmates survived ...
Faculty members discussed requiring additional recommendation letters for the University’s tenure review process at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. The proposed change to the tenure process would add two to three additional evaluation letters to a tenure candidate’s dossier, which is reviewed by TPAC, ...
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