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Study Finds Top Publics Give More Funding to Wealthy Students

Ashley Twiggs

By Chiara Canzi

C-Ville Weekly | January 27, 2010

The nation’s top public universities are cushioning the cost of college for those who need it the least. While the University of Virginia has made important progress in minority students’ access to higher education, it lagged behind when it came to enrolling low-income students.

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Tags: public colleges, student loans, University of Virginia

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Virginia's Gubernatorial Candidates Court Youth for High Voter Turnoutnew

During the last presidential election, young voter turnout was unprecedented. Among Democrats, the overall turnout jumped 90 percent in 2008, compared to four years earlier. Young Democrats' participation jumped 135 percent. Will the same number of young Virginians come out to vote for their future governor?

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Up until last month, the Albemarle County school board Latino Center coordinator had reason to think she would be one of those county employees whose positions were terminated due to budget cuts. But at the eleventh hour, the county changed its mind.

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Tags: Albemarle County, Gloria Rockhold, budgets

UVA South Lawn Project Is Ahead of Schedule and on Budgetnew

Since the beginning, the University of Virginia's massive South Lawn project attracted controversy, but nonetheless it has gone ahead as planned. And according to university officials, it's ahead of schedule and on budget.

C-Ville Weekly | Chiara Canzi | 05-27-2009 | Housing & Development

Tags: Development, University of Virginia

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Albemarle County's three-decade fight over the Western Bypass isn’t over yet.

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Obama’s Deferred Action Plan Attracts Latinos’ Attentionnew

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C-Ville Weekly | Laura Ingles | 09-18-2012 | Immigration

Tags: DREAM Act, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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