 IT
WOULD TAKE MORE than the threat of a tornado to deter
the U.Va. Board of Visitor’s meeting, held on
Grounds Friday. As the dark clouds lifted, a silver
lining prevailed for the University — a plan
to establish a chief officer for diversity and equity
and to develop bold initiatives that will quickly position
U.Va. as a leader among public institutions in these
areas. President John T. Casteen III and members of
the board’s Special Committee on Diversity offered
their full support of the plan, presented at the annual
meeting by Angela M. Davis and Michael J. Smith, faculty
members and co-chairs of the President’s Commission
on Diversity and Equity. Formed last September, the
commission was charged with studying the student experience
at U.Va. and appraising the academic and social cultures
as experienced at U.Va. — in both cases with
special attention to the experiences unique or germane
to women and minorities. Full
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Text of Remarks by Michael J. Smith and Angela M. Davis
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develop
long-term health problems, says Timothy Salthouse
(right), director of U.Va.’s Institute
on Aging. To stimulate the research of age-related
studies, the institute recently awarded six U.Va.
researchers (above) funding for pilot projects
ranging from developing a model
system for testing therapies for degenerative
disorders, to studying the effects of age on
memory and cognition. 
