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Herndon’s K12 Inc. reports ransomware attack
Cybercrooks may have accessed student, employee data from online education provider
Herndon-based online education provider K12 Inc. announced Tuesday that the company was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have compromised its corporate back office systems. “We do believe that the attacker accessed certain parts of our corporate back office systems, including some student and employee information on those systems, but it will take
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Va. Tech says ‘Cheers!’ to Fightin’ Hokies Lager
University announces beer production partnership with Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
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Although Hokie fans couldn’t fill Lane Stadium this year decked in maroon and orange, there’s a new tailgating trophy they can look forward to obtaining this coming spring — a licensed Virginia Tech beer, Fightin’ Hokies Lager. Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announced Tuesday it has partnered with Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft
TCC names vice president of institutional advancement
Stan Turbeville most recently worked for James Sprunt Community College in N.C.
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Tidewater Community College in Norfolk has named Stan Turbeville as its vice president of institutional advancement. Turbeville brings 25 years of leadership experience to the post, including serving as vice president for college advancement for James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, North Carolina, and working as director of marketing and public information for Guilford Technical
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The road to reconciliation
William & Mary increases efforts to promote racial equity, healing
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William & Mary’s first African American dean is seeking to transform the university’s law school in ways both fundamental and symbolic. Introducing a 12-part action plan titled “Why We Can’t Wait — An Agenda for Equity and Justice,” A. Benjamin Spencer says he intends to train a generation of lawyers who will focus on “this
Smithfield Foods commits $300K to support STEM initiative
Gift aims to increase STEM participation among minority women
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Smithfield Foods Inc. has announced it plans to commit $300,000 through 2021 to support Heritage STEM Camps Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that creates immersive experiences for aspiring leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The Smithfield-based company’s contribution will support Heritage’s mid-Atlantic efforts to boost levels of self-confidence and self-efficacy among minority
Va. Tech College of Science names interim dean
Ron Fricker promoted to replace Sally C. Morton
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Virginia Tech announced Tuesday that Ron Fricker, senior associate dean of the College of Science, has been named as interim dean, effective Jan. 4. Fricker succeeds Dean Sally C. Morton, who is leaving to become executive vice president of the Knowledge Enterprise at Arizona State University at the end of 2020. She served as dean
‘It’s not N95 or bust’
Va. Tech researcher finds three-layer cloth masks are 74% effective at protecting mask wearers, others
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With the protective face mask market growing to meet the demand of both the general public and first responders, it’s a challenge for consumers to choose the most effective mask to purchase to stay safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Linsey Marr, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, might
Catholic Diocese of Arlington announces new virtual school principal
Kristie Meyers to lead St. Isodore
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The Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s Office of Catholic Schools announced Monday that Kristie Meyers has been hired as the principal of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a new virtual K-8 school that opened this fall. She will start her position on Jan. 4. With more than 20 years of educational experience, Meyers was
Liberty raises $2M during inaugural Giving Day campaign
Funding to aid academics, athletics, scholarships
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Liberty University raised more than $2 million on Nov. 17 during its inaugural Giving Day, an all-day fundraising campaign for academic departments, athletics programs and student scholarships, the university announced Friday. The university raised $2.003 million from more than 6,000 donors. Funding will go toward more than 100 campaign initiatives on campus. “The response to
Virginia Natural Gas donates $500K to Hampton University
Funding to support IT infrastructure upgrades for remote learning
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Virginia Beach-based Virginia Natural Gas and its parent company, Southern Co., announced Thursday that the companies are donating $500,000 to Hampton University to support information technology infrastructure upgrades in light of new remote learning needs brought on by the pandemic. The funds, which are part of the Southern Co. Foundation’s $50 million HBCU (historically Black