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Former Shenandoah University President dies at 80
Oct 10, 2025

Former Shenandoah University President dies at 80

Former Shenandoah University President and state delegate James A. “Jim” Davis died Oct. 7 at age 80.

Illustration for student loan debt story. Photo by Tyler Blake/Capital News Service
Oct 9, 2025

Virginia is No. 4 in student loan debt

Virginia is one of the leading states in student loan debt, with 55% of college graduates carrying an average debt exceeding $40,000.

Courtesy Averett University
Oct 8, 2025

Averett gets OK to proceed with North Campus sale

Averett University won bondholder approval for an $18.15M North Campus sale-leaseback to help stabilize its finances.

The University of Virginia Rotunda. Photo by Jay Paul
Oct 7, 2025

U.Va. faculty call for no deal with Trump administration

University of Virginia faculty members largely oppose the deal offered by President Donald Trump in exchange for improved access to federal money. 

White House offers funding deal to U.Va., 8 other universities
Oct 2, 2025

White House offers funding deal to U.Va., 8 other universities

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking nine major universities, including the University of Virginia, to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. A document sent to the universities encourages them to adopt the White House’s vision for America’s campuses, with commitments to accept the government̵[...]

Hampton Roads Business 2025: Executive Insights
Sep 29, 2025

Hampton Roads Business 2025: Executive Insights

Virginia Business asked six Hampton Roads leaders to discuss how their organizations are contributing to the region’s success and meeting challenges such as changing trade policy, regional cooperation and workforce training. PAT DAVIS-HAGENS Market president, Bon Secours Hampton Roads, Suffolk How does Bon Secours assess where to open new facilities, like the hospital in Suffolk […]

Workforce education in Hampton Roads
Sep 29, 2025

Workforce education in Hampton Roads

The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Founded in 1919, The Apprentice School in Newport News has graduated more than 11,000 apprentices over its long history. Part of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, it offers apprenticeship programs and Associate of Applied Science degrees in 19 shipbuilding disciplines and six optional advanced programs of [&h[...]

George Mason president resists federal pressure
Sep 29, 2025

George Mason president resists federal pressure

George Mason University President Gregory Washington faces federal probes over hiring, DEI policies and antisemitism, but is fighting to stay.

Sentara College of Health Sciences moving to Virginia Wesleyan
Sep 29, 2025

Sentara College of Health Sciences moving to Virginia Wesleyan

Sentara College of Health Sciences will join Virginia Wesleyan in 2026, expanding access to nursing and health care degree programs.

ODU internship boost preps students for future
Sep 29, 2025

ODU internship boost preps students for future

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” However, an internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can […]

An overview of Hampton Roads
Sep 29, 2025

An overview of Hampton Roads

Home to 1.79 million people across 17 localities, Hampton Roads is Virginia’s second most populous region, just behind Northern Virginia. It also boasts the commonwealth’s biggest city by population: Virginia Beach, with an estimated 457,066 residents. Nearby Norfolk is the densest locality in the region, with 4,467 people per square mile, according to 2020 U.S. Census data. [&hellip[...]

Michelle and David Baldacci. Photo courtesy VCU
Sep 25, 2025

Baldaccis pledge $13M to VCU, Library of Virginia

Virginia author David Baldacci and wife, Michelle, pledged $13M to VCU and the Library of Virginia to launch a civil discourse initiative.

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