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Feb 18, 2025

Hampton University achieves prestigious R2 research status

Hampton University announced last week that it has obtained Research 2 designation — making it one of the few historically Black colleges and universities to do so. The university received the designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which ranks research institutions based on the volume and breadth of their research activity. […]

Jan 24, 2025

Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in early state polling

It’s still early days, but in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a pair of new statewide polls. In the Virginia Commonwealth University Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll released Friday, former U.S. Rep. Spanberger has the support of 44% of people polled, and […]

Xuesu Xiao, George Mason University RobotiXX Lab director, conducts a demonstration with his team’s robots at the Lab's new home in Mason's Fuse building. Photo by Courtney Mabeus-Brown
Dec 6, 2024

George Mason’s Fuse tech hub opens to public

On the third floor of George Mason University’s new state-of-the-art Fuse tech hub, robots jumped, begged, rolled over and offered a mechanical paw to shake Friday while a small drone hovered above. The endearing welcome by George Mason’s RobotiXX Lab robots offered a brief glimpse into the future for the group of academics and students […]

Nov 29, 2024

Virginia 500 Spotlight: Tracy Fitzsimmons

What I enjoy about my career: There is nothing better than being there to witness students have a “light bulb moment” or land their dream first job. Most interesting place I’ve traveled: Bhutan. Their commitment to Gross National Happiness is fascinating and instructive. My thoughts on artificial intelligence: AI is coming either for our jobs […]

Nov 5, 2024

U.Va. Wise receives largest ever donation

The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has received its largest ever donation, $11.2 million, from The Bill Gatton Foundation, the Wise County college announced Monday. The late Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton, a successful businessman who owned the Gatton Automotive Group with dealerships in Kentucky and Tennessee, made significant gifts to the University of Kentucky […]

A VCU Police officer shoots pepper spray at student and protest organizer Sereen Haddad, in black-and white checkered keffiyeh, outside Cabell Library on Monday, April 29. Riot police clashed with students holding a pro-Palestine encampment. Photo by Andrew Kerley.
Oct 2, 2024

Va. universities take ‘heavy hand’ with protest policies, advocate says

RICHMOND, Va. — Students, lawmakers and free-speech activists question if updated university policies that regulate student demonstrations violate First Amendment rights. After campus protests that led to some clashes with police, institutions such as Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech adopted similar policies. The new rules b[...]

Sep 29, 2024

A time of transition

Turns out, Charlie King isn’t a gone fishin’ sort of retiree. Back in 2021, King retired after serving as James Madison University’s chief financial officer and senior vice president of administration and finance for 25 years. King and his wife, Sherry, knew they wanted to stay in the area after retirement. Their son Garrett works […]

Aug 29, 2024

In the pipeline

As Andre Marshall was speaking to a reporter about cybersecurity in late July, one of the biggest technology failures in recent memory was unfolding in real time. A worldwide Microsoft Windows outage on July 19 brought airports, banks, subways — and even the Marshall household — to a standstill. George Mason University’s vice president for […]

Jul 30, 2024

Top Five August 2024

The five most popular daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from June 12 to July 12 included news of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees now holding a majority on the governing boards of Virginia’s state colleges and universities. 1   |   Youngkin peppers university boards with GOP power players New members included some conservative movers […]

Christopher Newport University President William Kelly and his wife, Angie. Kelly was inaugurated as CNU's sixth president in August 2023.
Jul 30, 2024

Changing of the guard

Retired U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. William G. Kelly covered a lot of ground during his first year as president of Christopher Newport University. “I wanted to commit myself to listen and learn, so I invited students to walk with me at 6:30 a.m. every single Wednesday,” Kelly says, estimating that about 15 students and […]

Jul 24, 2024

Batten donates $100M to expand W&M marine, coastal research

Jane Batten, the matriarch of a Hampton Roads family known for its philanthropy, has pledged $100 million to William & Mary to boost coastal and marine science research towards finding global solutions for flooding and sea-level rise, the Williamsburg university announced Wednesday. The newly named Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences will expand the […]

Like many universities, George Mason University is addressing the problem of how best to reduce costs for students seeking to avoid extreme loan debt. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Jun 28, 2024

Youngkin peppers university boards with GOP power players

With Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees slated to hold majorities on the state’s university boards beginning July 1, the governor announced dozens of last-minute university board appointments Friday afternoon, shortly before the members’ four-year terms take effect Monday. Although many of the new appointees are the usual mix of Virginia business leaders and former state legislato[...]

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