More than three dozen states cover dental services for people on Medicaid, but with about $900 billion in cuts expected to ...

President Debbie L. Sydow and her team at Richard Bland College had operated for years without a governing board until last ...

As spring sports begin Wednesday, The Observer presents its spring preview for Charlotte-area golf softball, lacrosse, tennis ...

Virginia State University fired six faculty members just before Christmas, and advocates say it jeopardizes more than $10M in research.

We must all stand up for undocumented students’ right to take part in higher education, acknowledging the significant good they do for our University, as well as their basic dignity.

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) has announced its new administrator hires for the 2026-27 school year. Dr. Leanna Rippey, current assistant principal at Northside High ...

Rao: Finding more team science awards and competing for larger, university-wide research center grants is the best place to start. Rao: Our research expenditures have doubled in just five years, ...

Former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder is sharing hard–earned wisdom with the Commonwealth’s newest history–maker.

About 36 years ago, Douglas Wilder made history as the first African American elected governor in the United States when he took office in Virginia. Serving from 1990 to 1994, Wilder’s victory was a ...

Honoring African-American leaders in Virginia history, including an attorney, U.S. Army officer, civil rights pioneer, and public health advocate.

Mark Conyard, the director of maintenance at a home for adults with physical disabilities in Virginia, goes far beyond his job description. He treats residents and staff like family.

Nine people were shot during the early-morning mass shooting on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tragically, two of those victims -- ...