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Feb 28, 2024

Directory of business schools in Virginia

Public colleges & universities (nonprofit, based in Virginia) CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY Joseph W. Luter III School of Business Newport News | 757-594-7215 cnu.edu/schoolofbusiness GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY School of Business Fairfax | 703-993-1880 business.gmu.edu JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY College of Business Harrisonburg | 540-568-2785 jmu.edu/cob LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY College of Business &am[...]

Feb 28, 2024

Education: Getting their money’s worth

The past year brought more big donations to Virginia’s universities, as well as the installation of a few new presidents, while students and families remained focused on finances and return on investment. In Virginia Business’ August 2023 cover story, “Money machine,” the magazine examined the soaring costs of a four-year degree over the past decades, […]

Jan 30, 2024

A fair share

Virginia’s first Black governor says it’s past time for the state’s historically Black colleges and universities to receive their fair share of the pie. Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, a Virginia Union University alumnus, jokes that he has been advocating for increased state funding for Virginia HBCUs “for about a hundred years.” The Biden administration […]

Jan 11, 2024

ODU promotes engineering dean to VP of research

Kenneth J. Fridley has been promoted to vice president for research, Old Dominion University announced Monday. He has been in the position on an interim basis since August 2023 while also serving as dean of ODU’s Batten College of Engineering and Technology. Fridley, who began his new role Wednesday, will continue as interim dean until […]

Jan 11, 2024

Va. Tech receives two $1M endowment commitments

The Public Service Education Institute has endowed two $1 million funds at Virginia Tech to support internships, the university announced Tuesday. The endowments, each created with a $1 million commitment, will support students who have secured internships with federal, state or local government agencies, including the Virginia Cooperative Extension. One endowment will support students in [&hellip[...]

Dec 31, 2023

Interest rate

Dr. Aubrey Knight has spent his career listening to stories about the past. He’s talked to people who were miners during World War I. He’s spoken to Prohibition-era bootleggers. He’s heard endless stories of relationships severed then reconciled decades later. That comes with the territory for geriatricians like Knight who specialize in treating older adults. […]

Dec 4, 2023

Brightpoint promotes Fiege to president

William “Bill” Fiege will be the eighth president of Brightpoint Community College, the Virginia Community College System announced Monday. Fiege will begin his new role on Jan. 2, 2024.  Van Wilson has led Brightpoint as interim president since February 2023, after former President Ted Raspiller stepped down from the role to take a job with […]

Nov 30, 2023

Sweet Briar College names alumna 14th president

Sweet Briar College will keep Mary Pope Maybank Hutson as its president permanently after serving as interim president since July, the private women’s college announced Thursday. Hutson is the 14th president of Sweet Briar and the Amherst County school’s first alumna president. A 1983 graduate with a degree in international affairs, Hutson served as Sweet […]

Nov 30, 2023

JPMorgan Chase gives $5.3M to DMV career pathways program

JPMorgan Chase has donated $5.3 million to TalentReady, a student career pathways program in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., the bank announced Thursday. The program, which is organized by the Greater Washington Partnership and Education Strategy Group, has a focus on ensuring students get work-based learning experiences, such as capstone projects and internships. TalentReady has [&hellip[...]

Nov 29, 2023

100 People to Meet in 2024: Educators

As leaders in our K-12 and higher education workforce, these teachers, professors, deans and university administrators are passing on their knowledge to the next generation of Virginians. William Kelly President, Christopher Newport University Newport News William Kelly has built his career on public service and leadership, including serving as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s superintendent, [&he[...]

Nov 3, 2023

EVMS, ODU merger pushed to July 2024

The merger of Eastern Virginia Medical School into Old Dominion University has been pushed back six months, to July 1, 2024, instead of January as originally planned, ODU President Brian O. Hemphill announced Friday during his State of the University address. While that date still meets the deadline set by Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the […]

Oct 30, 2023

Framatome revamps nuclear training pipeline

A French nuclear power company with its United States headquarters in Lynchburg is ramping up hiring to meet a growing global need for clean, low-carbon energy. Framatome North America is recruiting for 200 positions in the U.S, about 125 of which are in Lynchburg, and it anticipates a “significant” number of additional openings in coming […]

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