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Va. Tech extends president’s contract through 2027
Tim Sands has served since 2014
Metallica won’t be playing “Exit Sandman” anytime soon — Virginia Tech President Tim Sands will stay on as the university’s president though the 2027 academic year. The university’s board of
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U.Va. program guarantees job interviews for certificate students
Three companies have signed on for program with others in the works
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The University of Virginia is partnering with companies to guarantee job interviews for some certificate students. The program comes from an agreement between U.Va’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies,
Liberty launches search for new president
Consultancy to run national search to replace Prevo
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Liberty University announced Wednesday that it has hired an Atlanta-based executive search firm to find its next president, who will succeed Jerry Prevo, the longtime board chair who became the
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U.Va. creates new center for real estate
Center to be part of McIntire School of Commerce
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The University of Virginia has established a new Center for Real Estate and the Built Environment at the McIntire School of Commerce with a $10 million alumni gift, the university
VCU receives $104M gift for liver research
Donation from Dr. R. Todd Stravitz, foundation is largest in university's history
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Dr. Richard Todd Stravitz and his family’s Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation gave an unprecedented $104 million donation to Virginia Commonwealth University to support liver research, VCU President Michael Rao announced Tuesday
George Mason hires chief diversity officer
Sharnnia Artis is assistant dean for access and inclusion for two UC Irvine schools
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Sharnnia Artis will be George Mason University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, beginning Sept. 1. Artis currently serves as the assistant dean for access
John Tyler Community College renamed Brightpoint
Slaveholding, Confederacy-supporting namesake didn't reflect institutional values, college said
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John Tyler Community College will become Brightpoint Community College after receiving unanimous approval from the Virginia Community College System state board in its Thursday meeting. On July 8, John Tyler
What’s good for HBCUs is good for Virginia business
It's time to increase state support for historically Black colleges and universities, former Gov. Wilder writes
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Earlier this year, I issued a call for the commonwealth to confront and reassess its disproportionate support of its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). I wrote a letter to
Liberty appoints dean for College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Joseph R. Johnson had been interim dean since December 2020
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Dr. Joseph R. Johnson was appointed dean of Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, effective July 1. Johnson had been serving as interim dean since December 2020. “Prior to Dr.
JMU entrepreneurship center hires new director
Suzanne Bergmeister comes from the University of Louisville
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James Madison University announced Thursday that Suzanne Bergmeister has been named the next executive director of its Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship. She comes from the University of Louisville’s Forcht Center