Legal Battle Continues Over Co-ed Status

Students at the formerly all-female Randolph College felt violated by the governing board’s decision to begin enrolling men in 2006 and have filed a lawsuit claiming a breach of contract.
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Broderick to Assume Interim Presidency

ODU’s Board of Visitors has announced that John R. Broderick will fill the role of interim president of the university. Broderick will hold the position until the school’s search committee chooses a permanent replacement for former President Roseann Runte. Broderick currently holds the title of vice president for institutional advancement and admissions and chief of staff.
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Budget Crisis Adverted for VMASC

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine stepped in last week to provide an additional $1.5 million in funding for Old Dominion University’s Virtual Modeling and Simulation
Center (VMASC), heading off a potential budget crisis that could have forced the university to lay off 12 of the center’s 15 researchers.
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Goodbye Runte

President Runte influenced the lives of numerous students. Some took a moment to reflect on those experiences.
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Darden College of Education Ranked in Top 100 Graduate Schools

The U.S. World News Report ranked Old Dominion University’s Darden College of Education in the Top 100 for graduate school programs. The college was ranked No. 96.
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Panelists Discuss Global Poverty, Possibiblities for Fair Trade

Four panelists, including three professors and a graduate student, gathered for a discussion on poverty in Africa and Latin America on April 15 as part of Old Dominion’s Multi-cultural Student Services and Fair Trade R.E.A.L Conversation Series.
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Matthew, Pitts to Speak at Commencement

 Old Dominion University celebrates its 108th commencement on Saturday, May 10, welcoming guest speakers Leonard Pitts and Chris Matthews as it sees its latest round of seniors leave the academic world behind.
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Statistics, Anecdotal Evidence Offer Differing Pictures on Campus Safety

A recent series of incidents on and around the Old Dominion University campus has left many students and faculty alarmed and questioning the school’s safety. However, regional and campus crime statistics indicate that their fears are misplaced, and that ODU compares well with other similar campuses.
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Researcher Collects Prestigious NIH Grant

Mathematical ecologist Dr. Holly Gaff has received a $500,000 National Institute of Health grant to use her unique mathematical modeling technique to study the human monocytic ehrlichoiosis (HME).
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University Raises Tuition

 Old Dominion University’s governing board last week approved a 4-percent tuition increase proposed by the Board of Visitors. This applies to undergraduate students and out-of-state graduate students. However, graduate students are expected to pay a marginal 4.1 percent.
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