3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (342+ words) Virginia State University welcomed 850 graduates with undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees following the May 16 spring commencement. As family and friends stood inside the MultiPurpose Center and screamed and cheered their names, the students filed into the arena. Some were grinning…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (250+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. — Writing a piece like this has been a topic that's long dwelled on my mind. This is a topic that holds true throughout multiple collegiate institutions, but it is an important one: How do students navigate the biases…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (348+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia Tech president Tim Sands announced plans to step down. In a letter addressed to Hokies everywhere, Sands indicated he would serve in the role until a suitable successor is in place. Sands is the 16th president of…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1016+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech students are upset over the potential loss of programs that benefit hundreds of students. The school’s board of visitors is considering eliminating Living-Learning Communities (LLCs). The board is considering eliminating these programs to make room…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (469+ words) LEXINGTON, Va. (WSET) — What first started as an arsenal to store militia firearms in the early 1800s is now one of the most well-known military institutions in the country. The ideals of character and honor still, to this day, shape the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker has filed legislation that would dissolve the Board of Visitors at the Virginia Military Institute and transfer authority to the board that oversees Virginia State University. The bill from Del. Michael Feggans (D-Virginia Beach) filed…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (274+ words) Virginia officials are weighing in after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging the commonwealth's in-state tuition law. As previously reported by The Center Square, the Justice Department sued Virginia in U.S. District Court for the Eastern…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (465+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — A 2020 Virginia law allowing undocumented students to receive in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities is now under federal legal challenge, creating a political battle between outgoing and incoming state officials. The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (344+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Pride and excitement filled Virginia Tech’s campus on Friday as over 1,600 undergraduate students walked the stage in the Fall graduation ceremony. “Walking across the stage was fast, bittersweet,” said Nate Estrada, a graduating student. “But I feel…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (250+ words) Virginia’s 28 independent colleges expect they and their students will see a more than $285 million hit from the cuts to various federal supports because of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Other impacts include $41 million from the loss of access…...