Norfolk casino developer pledges $1M to NSU
Boyd Gaming, the company behind the $750 million Norfolk casino, pledged $1 million to Norfolk State University to support its business school’s tourism and hospitality management program.
University of Richmond office hires CIO for endowment, assets
Karen Welch will become CIO of Spider Management, the University of Richmond’s investment office, which manages endowments for UR and nonprofits, on July 1.
DOJ grants University of Virginia extension on DEI response
The University of Virginia has until May 30 to respond to an April 28 letter from the U.S. Department of Justice demanding proof — including video and audio from the U.Va. Board of Visitors' closed sessions — that the university is dismantling and dissolving its diversity, equity and inclusion apparatuses.
William & Mary earns coveted R1 research status
William & Mary achieved R1 status, joining Virginia’s top research universities. Learn how this historic school expanded research and doctoral programs.
DOJ demands University of Virginia prove it’s dismantling DEI
The University of Virginia's president received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division calling for the university to produce audio and video from a closed session of its board of visitors last month, as well as show evidence that every division of the university and its health system has dissolved a[...]
ODU breaks ground on $184M biosciences building
Old Dominion University on Monday broke ground on its biggest capital construction project ever — a five-story 162,586 square-foot biological sciences building.
Estes family donates $15M for William & Mary accounting center
Estes Express Lines' owners donate $15M to William & Mary to create the Estes Center for Excellence in Accounting at the Mason School of Business.
College sports enter new era with NIL deals
College athletes like Kris Trinidad are navigating new NIL rules, building brands, and earning pay—reshaping the landscape of college sports.
ODU breaks ground on $25M Barry Art Museum expansion
The Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in Norfolk is undergoing a massive $25 million expansion that will double its gallery space. ODU last week broke ground on the project, which will add a 25,200-square-foot, three-story wing that includes a multiuse event space, a new media video gallery showcasing multimedia artwor[...]
Norfolk State breaks ground on $118M science building
Norfolk State University on Friday broke ground on a $118 million science building. The new 131,376-square-foot facility, which is being built on the northwest side of the HBCU’s main campus, will replace the Roy A. Woods Science Building. Once complete, it will house teaching and research labs, classrooms, a planetarium, [...]
U.Va. med school faculty, clinical leaders defend those who backed CEO’s resignation
More than a month after Dr. K. Craig Kent resigned as UVA Health’s CEO following an independent investigation and an emergency meeting of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, drama is still roiling at the university. A group of 21 doctors — U.Va. School of Medicine faculty senators and senators-elect, as well as[...]
Averett files lawsuit alleging ex-CFO, firm ‘drained’ school’s endowment fund
Danville private university Averett University has filed a federal lawsuit alleging its former chief finance officer worked with an investment firm to conceal illicit draws from its endowment that were used to cover budget deficits. In a complaint filed March 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Av[...]