By Haley Winn, Capital News Service RICHMOND - More than 30 students and faculty members from Virginia colleges and universities gathered in Richmond to urge legislators to protect funding for higher education. Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day, an annual event sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University's Faculty Senate, aimed to deliver a basic request to lawmakers: make fewer cuts and add more funding for state colleges and universities.
RICHMOND, Va. - More than 30 students and faculty members from Virginia colleges and universities gathered in Richmond to urge legislators to protect funding for higher education. Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day, an annual event sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University's Faculty Senate, aimed to deliver a basic request to lawmakers: make fewer cuts and add more funding for state colleges and universities.
Legislation protecting Virginians reporting drug overdoses was introduced earlier this month after years of lobbying by a Virginia Commonwealth University student organization, but the bill will have to wait to be heard during next year's General Assembly. Students for Sensible Drug Policy was the VCU group instrumental in helping introduce House Bill 557, Safe Reporting of Overdoses. The legislation sought to provide limited legal amnesty to anyone reporting a drug overdose.
RICHMOND, Va. - Del. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, accepted the American Association of University Professors' Michael S. Harris Award on Thursday for her "exemplary service in support of higher education." The award is presented each year in memory of Col. Harris, who served as president of the Virginia Conference of the AAUP.