Merrill Hart

BREAKING: Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that he removed Bert Ellis from the UVa Board of Visitors. Story tk @cavalierdaily

Craig Kent resigns as CEO of UVA Health after external review delivered to Board cavalierdaily.com/article/2025/0…

BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died. Chip Carter, a son of the former president, said his father died about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday in his Plains home. ajc.com/news/former-us…

UVA is #hottogo

Ten years ago, Rolling Stone published its shock-inducing, now-retracted, article, “A Rape on Campus.” I asked five former student journalists how they approached the story as both community members and reporters — before, and after, the retraction. cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/1…

@fordmccracken @cavalierdaily @tbaxcd @finnwhtrainer Congrats Ford, well-deserved !!

Some personal news: I am excited to announce that I will serve as news editor of @cavalierdaily alongside my colleague Cecilia Mould for the 136th term. Lots of gratitude for @tbaxcd and @finnwhtrainer who served as news editors this term. I am excited to begin this new role!

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Just before election day, Va purged 1,600 voter registrations — including those of several U.S. citizens. While this number didn’t affect the race’s outcome, experts say the decision could impact public trust in the democratic process.

Happy Election Day! The @cavalierdaily has you covered with an Election Day live blog. My colleagues and I will report live turnout numbers from University polling places and will report results and race calls as they come in. Follow along for updates: cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/1…

“Bennett Takes a Bow” The Cavalier Daily’s fifth print edition of the fall semester honors Tony Bennett.

It's midnight in Georgia...the moment we've been waiting for! Jimmy Carter is now officially 100 years old!! 🥳 Happy birthday, Mr. President!!! 🎂  @CarterCenter

In other news, the Finance Committee requested an expanded budget that would add two staff members to the University’s Threat Assessment team following an uptick in reported cases by 75% over the last two years — from 199 to 348.

“We do not like using our investment strategy as a means of expressing a moral or political opinion,” UVIMCO CEO Robert Durden said Friday to the Finance Committee.

Leaders of UVIMCO, the company managing U.Va.’s roughly $14 billion endowment, confirmed the University will not divest from companies tied to Israel after last spring’s student referendum. cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/0…

Note that this is an updated post — typo in the first version incorrectly listed the endowment figure.

U.Va.’s suspension of the student-run University Guide Service last month raised questions over the content of those tours compared to Office of Admissions offerings. @tbaxcd and I saw how their version shapes up. cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/0…

Major breaking news out of U.Va. Health as faculty declare no confidence in two major leaders — including CEO Kent — citing concerns over patient safety. U.Va. Health has been rated the #1 hospital in Virginia. cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/0…

My last story with the AJC this summer explores the aftermath of Atlanta’s scooter explosion. Now that the dust has settled, the program is rolling along, but skeptics say there’s still work to be done. ajc.com/news/rentable-…