Information technology is no longer a primary selling point for prospective students, suggests one U.Va. alumnus who has returned to study business at the Darden School. As long as the school's infrastructure meets minimum standards — easy broadband access, preferably wireless — students will come. But using such technology to enhance their education once they are here could "expand [their] horizons academically, professionally, and business-wise," he suggest. Full story.

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The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences that dean Richard W. Miksad leaves at the end of August will be significantly different from the one he took over a decade ago: more focused on research, specifically in interdiscplinary fields; on a much firmer financial footing; and possessing a more diverse faculty. Full story.

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