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As the special education teacher shortage garners national attention and concern, Â鶹ÊÓƵ educators are building a new pathway toward a solution.

On Saturday, January 17, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced 12 appointments to the George Â鶹ÊÓƵ Board of Visitors (BOV).

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Xuesu Xiao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computing, and Michael S. Bloom, a professor in the Department of Global and Community Health within the College of Public Health, were among the 12 recipients honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) with 2026 Outstanding Faculty Awards.

Rick Davis and Julie Thompson recently ensured that their longstanding legacies will continue to enhance, nurture, and grow the arts at George Â鶹ÊÓƵ through a planned gift with multiple designations.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will establish Virginia’s first grid-interactive AI data center research lab, addressing emerging challenges at the intersection of data centers and the power grid. The lab will advance clean energy integration, grid resilience, and sustainable data center operations while preparing the next generation of digital infrastructure professionals.

Ali Reza Manouchehri’s remarks to George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s winter 2025 graduates.

Winter 2025 Commencement at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Dec. 18 at EagleBank Arena celebrated nearly 5,300 graduates and certificate recipients. George Â鶹ÊÓƵ photographers captured the excitement and spirit of the day.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ honored more than 4,900 graduates at Winter Commencement in EagleBank Arena on Thursday.

In a first for any university in the United States, visually impaired baseball players are getting a chance to step up to the plate at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Led by a volunteer coach and University Life’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ Recreation and Disability Services offices, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Beep baseball initiative is gaining momentum after a successful community learn-to-play clinic last fall.

Student Affairs and Academic Advising professionals from across the country attended the first Student Success Coaching Conference: Ignite Your Success Through Coaching in October. The conference, hosted by Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Student Success Coaching (SSC) unit, provided an opportunity for more than 400 coaching professionals from 100 institutions—including Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, and others—to collaborate and learn from each other.