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The International Residential College (also known as the IRC) was established in 2001, and is the newest residential college at the University of Virginia. It comprises Mary Munford, Roberta Gwathmey, Yen (formerly Lewis), and Hoxton dorms (also sometimes referred to as 'houses'), all of which existed before the IRC was established. [ 1 ]
The College (as it is called at UVA) offers more than 45 undergraduate majors and more than 24 graduate programs. On July 1, 2014, Ian Baucom began his tenure as the Buckner W. Clay Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences after serving 17 years in Duke University's Department of English. [3]
This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Virginia. The oldest college or university in Virginia is The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693. In 2010, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine became the newest. The largest institution is Liberty University, with over 143,000 students. [1]
Originally named Monroe Hill College, Brown opened in 1986 as the first modern residential college at the University of Virginia. It was renamed Brown College at Monroe Hill in recognition of the endowment donated by the Brown family (of the Brown-Forman Corporation) [1] in 1994. The college is led by John T. Casteen, Principal. A number of ...
University of Virginia Type Public research university Established January 25, 1819 ; 205 years ago (January 25, 1819) Founder Thomas Jefferson Accreditation SACS Academic affiliations AAU ORAU SCHEV URA Sea-grant Space-grant Endowment $13.6 billion (2022) Budget $1.91 billion (2020) [a] President James E. Ryan Provost Ian Baucom Academic staff 3,265 (Fall 2019) 3,083 full-time 182 part-time ...
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) is the University of Virginia's adult continuing education and distance learning program. It reaches about 15,000 non-traditional students annually at academic centers located in Charlottesville, Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Quantico, Richmond, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia. Other ...
The decision came as another Virginia college, George Mason University, announced it would postpone a “Just Societies” diversity-themed course requirement for incoming students that was ...
The Frank Batten School, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, was established in 2007 by a $100 million gift from University of Virginia alumnus Frank Batten. [3] A part of the university's strategic plan, the Batten School was designed to be an expression of UVA's Jeffersonian heritage. Frank Batten's vision was to create an institution that ...