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‘Tremendous,’ ‘Smart,’ ‘Pragmatic’
Board, president back diversity and equity
initiatives
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Photo by Tom Cogill |
| Michael J. Smith (right) and Angela
M. Davis, co-chairpersons of the Commission on Diversity
and Equity, discuss their final report during a media briefing
Oct. 2. |
By Kathleen Valenzi
The
accolades were soaring across the oval table at the
Rotunda Board Room Oct. 2 during the early morning
meeting of the Board
of Visitor’s Special Committee on
Diversity.
In
describing the final report of the Commission on Diversity
and Equity to the board, President John
T. Casteen III called the 51-page,
orange-bound document “smart and pragmatic.”
Board
member John O. “Dubby” Wynne, of Norfolk,
deemed it to be “great”; committee chairman
Warren M. Thompson, of Herndon, “tremendous”;
and rector Gordon F. Rainey Jr., “an extremely
important piece of work.” Full
story.
Faculty salary ranking on rise; board OKs code of ethics
By Dan Heuchert
Center
stage at the Board of Visitor’s quarterly
meeting Oct. 1 and 2 was the diversity report and news
of a major gift, but there was plenty happening
further down the agenda. Full story.
Access UVa: The door’s open
Alumnus Thomas stars in financial aid
campaign
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| Sean Patrick Thomas is the face and voice of Access UVa. |
By
Dan Heuchert
Up-and-coming
actor Sean Patrick Thomas will serve as the face and voice
of the University’s new “Access
UVa” financial aid program.
Thomas, a 1992 alumnus who himself received need-based
financial aid while at U.Va., is featured in a
series of radio and television public service announcements
and print advertisements. The ads feature the theme, “If you’ve
got the brains, but not the bucks, the door’s open. Access UVa makes
it happen.”
Several
current students — all financial aid recipients — appear alongside
Thomas. Some will be spotlighted individually in print and Web advertisements. Full
story.
University presidents make the case for Charter
By Christina Nuckols
The Virginian-Pilot
Key General Assembly leaders signaled Oct. 12 that
they are seriously interested in
granting three of Virginia’s top universities greater independence from
state regulations.
The
lawmakers were quick to add that the request for
charter status made last month by the
College of William & Mary,
the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech will require revisions to ensure
that the three institutions don’t become too disconnected from the
state’s
higher education system. Full story.
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