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Hollins University President Mary Dana Hinton, speaking in 2022. Photo courtesy Hollins University
Apr 22, 2025

Virginia university presidents among petition signers decrying federal ‘overreach’

The presidents of the University of Virginia, Hollins University and Virginia Wesleyan University have signed a letter endorsed by more than 200 university presidents and other higher education leaders condemning what it calls the Trump White House's "unprecedented government overreach and political interference."

Jan 28, 2025

Trump’s pause on $3T in federal funding could impact Va.

Update, 7:30 p.m. A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump‘s freeze on federal spending until at least Feb. 3, but the White House did not immediately respond to the judicial order. On Monday, Trump ordered a freeze on more than $3 trillion in federal financial assistance, including grants and loans backing economic development and […]

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