Academic excellence can be acquired without an exorbitant price tag. In this month’s issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, U.Va. ranks third among the top 100 values in public colleges. U.Va. also ranks second in the cost to in-state students once financial aid is applied. This reflects the impact of the University’s AccessUVa program, which guarantees to meet 100 percent of demonstrated need for all admitted undergraduate students. Full story.

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An estimated one in four women will be a victim of domestic abuse during her lifetime. The Legal Aid Project is a new pro bono project under the auspices of U.Va.’s student-run Domestic Violence Project that specifically focuses on the civil law needs of domestic violence victims. “It’s important to give domestic violence victims all the help we can so they don’t return to a bad relationship,” said third-year U.Va. law student and project organizer Cristi Head. Full story.

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