UVa Students, Faculty Demand Lawmakers Deny Cuccinelli Seat on Board

UVa students, faculty demand lawmakers deny Cuccinelli seat on board

Students and faculty at UVa are calling on lawmakers to deny Republican Ken Cuccinelli a seat on the university's governing Board of Visitors.

Va. lawmakers reject latest Youngkin appointees to university boards

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks with members of the media in Virginia's Capitol on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods /Virginia Mercury)Senate Democrats rejected several appointees to Virginia’s governing boards at various colleges on Monday, including former Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli and former state commerce and trade secretary Caren Merrick.  The Monday vote by the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee removed all…

VA Senate panel says no to Cuccinelli, other Youngkin college appointees

A key state Senate panel has refused to confirm all eight of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s latest appointments to college and university boards, including former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia board of visitors.

Lawmakers ‘legislating the constitution away,’ State Board of Education members contend

COLUMBUS — Elected members of the State Board of Education whose positions are in the crosshairs of the proposed state budget accused lawmakers last week of “legislating away the constitution.”