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- March 11, 2024
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Virginia Becomes Second State To Ban Legacy Admissions Preference

Among the bills signed into law by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Friday, one will end the practice of preferential treatment of prospective students who have ties to alumni or donors to Virginia’s top colleges. NBC News reported: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill banning the consideration of legacy to public universities, making the commonwealth […]

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- July 20, 2022
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The University of Virginia Will Not Say If 4.7 Percent Tuition Increase Will Be Reversed

All but one public university in Virginia are taking steps to address students’ tuition burden after a call to action from the governor. Earlier this year, Glenn Youngkin requested that the commonwealth’s public universities reverse their planned tuition increases, citing inflation. The University of Virginia (UVA) is the only public university not to announce a plan to […]

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- May 2, 2022
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Miyares Names the New Top Lawyer at University of Virginia

Three months after firing the previous university counsel for the state flagship school, Virginia Attorney General has selected Cliff Iler to be a senior assistant attorney general and U-Va.’s, university counsel. According to the Roanoke Star, Iler has extensive experience in higher education and healthcare law, most recently serving as Deputy General Counsel for Faculty, […]

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- April 22, 2019
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UVA Accepts Funds From General Assembly’s GOP-Led Budget To Freeze In-State Tuition

Tuition for most incoming and returning in-state students at the University of Virginia will remain the same during the 2019-2020 school year as the Charlottesville university received a $5.52 million increase in its base appropriations to roll back a 2.9 percent hike in its base in-state tuition rate.

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- August 9, 2018
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State Of Emergency Declared Ahead Of One Year Anniversary Of Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally

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Virginia prepares for the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally by declaring a state of emergency, and dispatching hundreds of law enforcement officers to Charlottesville and Northern Virginia.

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