A group of conservative alumni said the student-led tours were overly focused on the school’s history of using enslaved laborers. By Stephanie Saul The University of Virginia said on Thursday that it ...

The University of Virginia suspended a campus tour program that had been criticized for citing school founder Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery, officials said Friday. The tours led by University ...

After the Supreme Court said universities could no longer consider an applicant's race, legacy-based admissions drew greater scrutiny. Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at ...

The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny. By Colbi Edmonds Virginia will end legacy admissions at ...

Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that unanimously cleared the state legislature. The bill says ...