Lisa Rowan

Some schools in the region don’t consider race when reviewing applications. Others are taking a close look at the details of the decision.

The Cadet’s contest submission had raised questions about the newspaper’s lack of disclosure that its alumni mentor has sued VMI, and about whether students were responsible for all the content that was published.

The facility will host track and field, soccer and lacrosse as E&H completes its path to NCAA Division II.

The state-run higher education center in Martinsville has plans to boost its K-12 offerings as it prepares for fall programming.

Proponents of the change have said that parents should be the first to respond to their children’s questions about sexual orientation or gender. Opponents, including the ACLU, say that such a policy invites discrimination.

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors voted to eliminate the lowest pay grades for graduate and professional students receiving assistantships, in a move to bring compensation more in line with the cost of living.

Since receiving the association’s top award in early May, The Cadet has come under scrutiny for its ties to an alumnus who has helped fund it.

The 181-year-old college is reinventing itself at a time when small colleges are struggling to attract students.

The student newspaper won VPA’s top journalism award earlier this month for its coverage of diversity issues on campus. The association said the meeting was to address reporting by Cardinal News about connections between the paper and the alumnus who has helped fund it.