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U.Va. biz school receives $50M donation from alum
A University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus and his wife, also a U.Va. graduate, have added $50 million to an earlier gift of $44 million for the business school, which adds up to the largest donation in Darden’s 68-year history. Philanthropists David and Kathleen LaCross made a $44 million donation in October 2022, […]
44 Va. schools make U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 list
Forty-four Virginia schools ranked on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 best lists of more than 600 universities and liberal arts colleges in the country, released Monday. The University of Virginia ranked No. 24 in national universities, tying with Carnegie Mellon and Emory universities and Washington University in St. Louis. U.Va. ranked No. 5 […]
U.Va. receives $50M gift from Breeden Co. founder
Ramon W. Breeden Jr., founder and chair of Virginia Beach-based developer The Breeden Co., has given $50 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to support business education and athletics. University President Tim Ryan announced the gift during a U.Va. Board of Visitors meeting Friday, according to a news release. The gift will […]
Three Va. universities land on top patents list
Three Virginia research universities have made the National Academy of Inventors’ new list ranking the nation’s universities that were granted the most patents in 2022. The University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University each made the list released Aug. 30, ranking 43rd, 86th and 91st respectively. U.Va. had 52 patents issued in […]
Government | Politics 2023: LARRY J. SABATO
A Norfolk native and University of Virginia stalwart with a national profile as a political commentator, Sabato founded and leads the 25-year-old U.Va. Center for Politics. His Crystal Ball newsletter, which handicaps political races, had a 99% accuracy rate in 2004 and was up in the high 90s at other times, although Sabato had to […]
Education 2023: DONNA PRICE HENRY
Henry is making history at the University of Virginia‘s College at Wise — the school’s first female chancellor, she created the school’s first office devoted to equity, diversity and inclusion. And in 2019 she made technology accessible for every student by instituting a program to grant every incoming freshman an iPad. In June, she was honored […]
Education 2023: JAMES E. RYAN
Ryan, who became the University of Virginia‘s ninth president in 2018, has spearheaded several growth initiatives at the state’s flagship university, including the School of Data Science, a new performing arts center and the Karsh Institute of Democracy — all projects funded by donors, including a record 2019 gift of $120 million from alumni couple […]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: TONY BENNETT
The No. 4-seeded Cavaliers suffered a painful loss to No.13-seed Furman University in the first round of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but Bennett — who this season became the winningest coach in the team’s history — took the setback in stride, celebrating the Cavaliers’ 25th appearance at the Big Dance and 11th ACC […]
Law 2023: RISA L. GOLUBOFF
As dean and Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, Goluboff has a deep legacy of scholarship and teaching on U.S. constitutional and civil rights law, especially its historical development in the last century. Her second book, “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the […]
Health Care 2023: DR. K. CRAIG KENT
A vascular surgeon, Kent joined UVA Health in February 2020, just before COVID-19 hit, having served previously as dean of the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is responsible for a health system that employs about 16,000 people and includes U.Va. Medical Center, a children’s hospital and schools of nursing and medicine, as well […]
Charlottesville-based Virginia Diodes to expand, invest $2.5M
Virginia Diodes Inc. (VDI) will invest $2.5 million to expand its operations in Charlottesville, adding an estimated 24 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. VDI was founded in Charlottesville in 1996 as a spinoff from the University of Virginia and in 2004 established its headquarters at the city’s Ix Art Park complex. The company manufactures […]
Money machine
In 2009, Donald Hart found himself in an enviable position. Leading up to his graduation from Ocean Lakes High School in Virginia Beach, Hart had been accepted to a slew of the state’s public, four-year universities: Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, George Mason University and James Madison University. Attracted by the […]
