HEADLINE NEWS ARCHIVES

Thursday, April 13, 2006

TODAY AT U.VA.

Today is Founder's Day at the University of Virginia: the 263rd anniversary of the birth of University founder Thomas Jefferson.

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

U. OF VIRGINIA OFFERS GUARANTEE OF ADMISSION TO STATE'S TOP COMMUNITY-COLLEGE STUDENTS
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle Of Higher Education
The University of Virginia announced on Wednesday that it would guarantee admission to all qualified students from the state's community-college system, as part of an effort to make itself more accessible to a wider range of students...The plan is notable because the university is one of the top public institutions in the country, and admission there has become increasingly competitive in recent years.

U.VA. GUARANTEES COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
By Melanie Mayhew of the (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
The University of Virginia will guarantee admission to students from the 23 campuses of the Virginia Community College System if students from the two-year schools meet specific requirements, UVa officials announced Wednesday. The agreement, which takes effect immediately, promises admission to the university's College of Arts & Sciences, its largest school. There is no cap on the number of eligible students who can be admitted.

U.VA. EASING TRANSFERS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES
By Susan Kinzie of the Washington Post
It just got easier to get into the University of Virginia. Community college students who get good grades and meet other requirements at two-year programs in Virginia will be guaranteed admission to U-Va., one of the most selective universities in the country. U-Va. is one of a growing number of schools to ease transfers for community college students as part of a push to increase diversity, especially economic diversity, on campus.

U.VA., VCU PLANS GUARANTEE ADMISSION
By the Associated Press

COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFERS TO U.VA.
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed

U.VA. STUDENTS RALLY FOR WAGES / FACULTY MEMBER ARRESTED AT SIT-IN AS 17 WAIT INSIDE HALL
By Melanie Mayhew of the Daily Progress / April 12
A University of Virginia professor demanding to join a student sit-in at the university's administrative headquarters was arrested Wednesday after refusing to leave the students, who huddled on a rug with bursting backpacks, toothbrushes and enough food to last for days. The 17 students had slipped into Madison Hall at 9:30 a.m. to demand the university give all employees a "living wage" of $10.72 an hour.

STUDENTS SIT IN TO PROTEST U.VA. MINIMUM WAGE
By Carlos Santos of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

NATIONAL HIGH FIVE DAY, HIGH FIVE THE HYPE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH
By PR Web
It's time again for National High Five Day, falling on the third Thursday of April every year. A day that is devoted to giving out as many high fives as possible...This is the fifth annual National High Five Day, and it's growing more and more international every year. The holiday was started by a group of University of Virginia students, whose website is www.nationalhighfiveday.com. Support has come in from Germany, Australia, and our troops in the Middle East.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

TWO UVA PROFESSORS DETECT A BACK-TO-THE-CITIES MOVEMENT
1070 WINA News Radio / April 12
According to new research at the University of Virginia, the U.S. Is undergoing a population shift away from the suburbs and back to urban areas. UVA Professor Bill Lucy sees evidence close to home. Lucy is a Charlottesville Planning Commissioner who's noted the rising property assessments in city neighborhoods...Lucy and fellow UVA Professor David Phillips authored the book "Tomorrow's Cities, Tomorrow's Suburbs."

REWINDING THE PROCESS OF CELL DIVISION
By Lee Bowman of the Scripps Howard News Service
The process of a parent cell dividing its genetic code into two identical daughter cells has always been thought to be a one-way street - once the cells begin the splitting process, there was no way to stop it. But in a discovery that could have important implications for treating cancer, birth defects and other conditions, scientists report Thursday that they've found a way to control a key protein responsible for such division, and thus reverse the process. By manipulating the protein, called Cdk1, researchers from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the University of Virginia found they were able to interrupt the dividing.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

WILLIAM H. LUCY AND DAVID L. PHILLIPS
Lucy, the Lawrence Lewis Jr. Professor of Architecture and Planning, and Phillips, an associate professor of urban and environmental planning, both in U.Va.'s School of Architecture, had their research work on cities and suburbs and their book "Tomorrow's Cities, Tomorrow's Suburbs," cited in a WINA News Radio piece headlined:
TWO UVA PROFESSORS DETECT A BACK-TO-THE-CITIES MOVEMENT
1070 WINA News Radio / April 12

DAVID A. MARTIN
Martin, a law professor, was cited April 12 in a Las Vegas Sun article headlined:
ACLU DIRECTOR HAS BEEF WITH IMMIGRATION PROPOSALS
By Matt Pordum of the Las Vegas Sun / April 12

EILEEN RYAN
Ryan, an associate professor at the Department of Psychiatric Medicine, was quoted today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
CONVICT IN BOMB PLOT WILL BE HELD / ALBEMARLE BOY ORDERED TO BE DETAINED FOR AN INDETERMINATE TIME
By Carlos Santos of the Times-Dispatch

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics and editor of the online "Crystal Ball" tip sheet, was quoted today in a Fox News article headlined:
NUMBER OF RETIRING LAWMAKERS LOWEST IN 40 YEARS
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Fox News

KATHRYN THORNTON
Thornton, a former astronaut who now serves on the faculty at U.Va., was cited today in a Fredericksburg Free lance-=star article headlined:
SCIENCE IS FOR GIRLS, TOO
By Laura L. Hutchison of the Free Lance-Star

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

DEXTER LOVE
Love, who was able to amass more than enough scholarship funds for a full ride at U.Va. where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, was featured, today in a Better Homes and Gardens article headlined:
THE HALF-MILLION DOLLAR MAN
By Better Homes and Gardens

CAVALIER DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

LIVING WAGE SIT-IN RESULTS IN ONE ARREST

UNIVERSITY OFFERS GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO VCCS STUDENTS

PROGRAMS PARTNER U.VA. WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW U.VA. PROGRAM GUARANTEES ADMISSION TO VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES

'JUMPSTART FOR A DAY' LEARNING FAIR TO BE HELD ON GROUNDS TOMORROW

DWORKIN, ZUMTHOR AWARDED TJ FOUNDATION MEDALS AT U.VA.

This weeks' featured publication is VIRGINIA.EDU.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

EXPLAINING THE GENDER GAP IN PAY
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Biases beyond sex may be important factors for why female professors earn less, new study suggests.

COLLEGE BOARD RETHINKS ERROR POLICY
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Company is reconsidering rule under which it won't correct mistakes in students' favor - but not for those in ill-fated October cohort.

PROFESSOR RANKED 2ND BEST JOB
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Money Magazine has ranked the job of college professor as the second best job to have in the United States. The rankings are based both on salary and on letter grades awarded on various factors. Professor received a B for stress, A for flexibility, A for creativity and C for difficulty. Software engineer was the only job to rank higher.

ACCESS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Low-income and minority students are in danger of losing access to higher education, according to a report released Wednesday by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The report - underwritten by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation - notes a "convergence" of events that threaten access for students from underrepresented groups.

AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

TWO WORDS ARE WORTH...
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
Harvard University announced Tuesday that it would add "gender identity" to its nondiscrimination policy. The two word addition has activists hoping that this is the start of something big at Harvard, and beyond.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

AMERICANS DISTRUST COLLEGE SPORTS RECRUITING BUT THINK OFFICIALS CARE ABOUT ATHLETES' ACADEMIC SUCCESS, POLL FINDS
By Amy Rainey of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Many Americans believe that colleges and universities break rules when recruiting basketball players, but also think that the institutions place importance on graduating their players, according to the results of a sports poll sponsored by Seton Hall University.

INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

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